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Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Cedar Rapids, IA

The median molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Cedar Rapids, IA earns $37,230 a year, 16% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,557 a month.

10th percentile
$36,520
25th percentile
$36,520
Median percentile
$37,230
75th percentile
$49,570
90th percentile
$62,290

Based on 290 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

$30,680 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,230
Federal income tax−$2,288
Social Security + Medicare−$2,848
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,415
Monthly take-home$2,557
Every two weeks$1,180

Does it go far here?

$41,849Median pay in Cedar Rapids, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.0 vs 100).
36%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 molding, coremaking, and casting machine setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa