Salary guide, May 2025

Electronics Assembler / Solderer 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 Electronics Assembler / Solderer 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 Electronics Assembler / Solderer 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, Electronics Assembler / Solderer
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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