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Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Cedar Rapids, IA

The median extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Cedar Rapids, IA earns $64,520 a year, 35% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,298 a month.

10th percentile
$43,200
25th percentile
$46,670
Median percentile
$64,520
75th percentile
$64,520
90th percentile
$75,720

Based on 110 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$51,570 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,520
Federal income tax−$5,562
Social Security + Medicare−$4,936
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$2,452
Monthly take-home$4,298
Every two weeks$1,983

Does it go far here?

$72,525Median pay in Cedar Rapids, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.0 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($928 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Cedar Rapids, IA

JobMedian pay
Financial Managers$134,020
Software Developers$114,340
Project Management Specialists$93,760
General and Operations Managers$90,620
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$86,880
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$83,210
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$79,560
Registered Nurses$78,370

All extruding and drawing machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa