Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic Salary in Iowa

Ranked #22 of 37 · IA

1.6% below U.S. average
Mean annual salary $49,640 ≈ $24/hr
Median annual salary $49,760
Employment 120

Salary Distribution (10th–90th percentile)

P10 $40,300P25 $40,300 Median $49,760P75 $53,060P90 $63,340

About 80% of heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastics in Iowa earn between $40,300 and $63,340. The blue band is the middle 50% (P25–P75); the dot marks the median.

Compared to the U.S.

Iowa
$49,640
U.S. average
$50,450

The mean heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic salary in Iowa is $49,640, about 1.6% below the U.S. average ($50,450). That works out to roughly $24/hr at 2,080 hours per year.

Metro Areas in Iowa

Metro areaMedianMeanEmployment
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA $40,300 $45,100

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