The median annual wage for Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA is $45,240 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $53,200.
Pay spans roughly $35,880 at the 10th percentile to $79,360 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $21.75 per hour. An estimated 130 people work as paper goods machine setters, operators, and tenders in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA.
| Median (annual) | $45,240 |
| Mean (annual) | $53,200 |
| Median (hourly) | $21.75 |
| 10th percentile | $35,880 |
| 90th percentile | $79,360 |
| Employment | 130 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.