Salary guide, May 2025

Control Panel Builder pay in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA

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The median annual wage for Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA was $44,080 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $37,480 and $54,870.

The Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA median is $1,770 below the national median of $45,850, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 51-2028 Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers

The Control Panel Builder title maps to the published occupation. BLS does not separate this process, credential, shift or plant-specific title from other work in the occupation.

What should you know about waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA?

Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA: median $44,080; published 25th to 75th percentile $37,480 to $54,870.

Annual wage percentiles, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$36,410	$37,480	$44,080	$54,870	$61,210

Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA: median $21.19; published 25th to 75th percentile $18.02 to $26.38.

Hourly wage percentiles, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$17.51	$18.02	$21.19	$26.38	$29.43

BLS estimated 70 workers employed in this occupation in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. Location quotient: 0.54.

What should you know about united States?

Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers in U.S.: median $45,850; published 25th to 75th percentile $38,380 to $51,670.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$35,350	$38,380	$45,850	$51,670	$62,950

Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers in U.S.: median $22.04; published 25th to 75th percentile $18.45 to $24.84.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$17.00	$18.45	$22.04	$24.84	$30.27

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Control Panel Builder median is $44,080. The all-occupations median in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA is $47,430. Ratio: 0.93 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.54 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about earlier release?

BLS May 2024 has no published row for this occupation in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA, so no release comparison is shown.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-2028 Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers, Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-2028 Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Control Panel Builder
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Cedar Rapids, IA	$44,000	$43,560 to $46,540
Ames, IA	$39,080	$39,080 to $46,660

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