Paycheck Atlas

Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders salary in Cedar Rapids, IA

The median welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders in Cedar Rapids, IA earns $49,920 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,366 a month.

10th percentile
$42,950
25th percentile
$47,950
Median percentile
$49,920
75th percentile
$59,050
90th percentile
$60,840

Based on 60 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

$40,394 take-home a year
Gross pay$49,920
Federal income tax−$3,810
Social Security + Medicare−$3,819
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,897
Monthly take-home$3,366
Every two weeks$1,554

Does it go far here?

$56,113Median pay in Cedar Rapids, IA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.0 vs 100).
28%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 welding, soldering, and brazing machine setters, operators, and tenders salaries · Take-home pay in Iowa