The median annual wage for Drilling and Boring Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA is $58,890 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $55,920.
Pay spans roughly $48,580 at the 10th percentile to $58,910 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $28.31 per hour. An estimated 50 people work as drilling and boring machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.
| Median (annual) | $58,890 |
| Mean (annual) | $55,920 |
| Median (hourly) | $28.31 |
| 10th percentile | $48,580 |
| 90th percentile | $58,910 |
| Employment | 50 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.