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Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic salary in Cedar Rapids, IA

The median multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Cedar Rapids, IA earns $53,940 a year, 14% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,623 a month.

10th percentile
$45,300
25th percentile
$50,090
Median percentile
$53,940
75th percentile
$53,940
90th percentile
$53,940

Based on 530 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

$43,471 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,940
Federal income tax−$4,293
Social Security + Medicare−$4,126
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$2,050
Monthly take-home$3,623
Every two weeks$1,672

Does it go far here?

$60,632Median pay in Cedar Rapids, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.0 vs 100).
26%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

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