The median annual wage for Heat Treating Equipment Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA is $49,460 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $49,690.
Pay spans roughly $38,640 at the 10th percentile to $61,250 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $23.78 per hour. An estimated 70 people work as heat treating equipment setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.
| Median (annual) | $49,460 |
| Mean (annual) | $49,690 |
| Median (hourly) | $23.78 |
| 10th percentile | $38,640 |
| 90th percentile | $61,250 |
| Employment | 70 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.