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

State wage data from the BLS OEWS survey, May 2025.

Median annual

$49,760

Median hourly

$24

Average annual

$49,640

Employed in state

120

The median annual salary for Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Iowa is $49,760, or about $24 an hour. That is 2% higher than the national median.

Pay in Iowa ranges from $40,300 at the 10th percentile to $63,340 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 120 people work as heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in the state.

Pay distribution in Iowa

10th$40,300

25th$40,300

Median$49,760

75th$53,060

90th$63,340

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $23.92
Daily: $191
Weekly: $957
Bi-weekly: $1,914
Monthly: $4,147
Annual: $49,760

$49,760 a year is around the 50th percentile for Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastics in Iowa. The median is $49,760.

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic — Iowa
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$19.40	$40,300
25th percentile	$19.40	$40,300
Median	$23.90	$49,760
75th percentile	$25.50	$53,060
90th percentile	$30.40	$63,340
Average (mean)	$23.90	$49,640
Employment	120 people

Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic pay by metro area in Iowa

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$40,300	N/A

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