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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Salary by City

Computer numerically controlled tool operators earn the most in Seattle, WA (average $103,460 a year), followed by Huntsville, AL ($69,790) and Sandusky, OH ($66,990), among the 286 metro areas we cover. Nationwide the average is $54,320 and the median $50,690, for 169,450 workers (May 2025).

$54,320U.S. average
$103Khighest: Seattle, WA
$40Klowest: Brownsville, TX
286metro areas
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Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

Seattle, WA$103,460
Huntsville, AL$69,790
Sandusky, OH$66,990
Albany, OR$63,970
Boston, MA$63,550
San Jose, CA$62,620
Boulder, CO$61,990
San Francisco, CA$61,520
Manchester, NH$61,360
Boise, ID$60,700
Bridgeport, CT$60,540
Vallejo, CA$60,450
Portland, OR$60,370
Santa Rosa, CA$60,230
Springfield, MA$60,170
Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary by state

Washington pays computer numerically controlled tool operators the most statewide, $96,960 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

StateStatewide averageStatewide medianJobsMetrosHighest city averageLowest city average
Washington$96,960$107,9202,2702$103,460$56,260
New Hampshire$61,070$59,7301,7701$61,360$61,360
Massachusetts$60,840$61,6302,5003$63,550$57,400
Vermont$59,730$57,5001,1901$59,370$59,370
Oregon$58,620$56,6702,9208$63,970$46,480
Connecticut$58,570$59,8402,7405$60,540$56,770
North Dakota$58,490$60,2502502$58,900$54,050
Colorado$57,660$55,2701,5807$61,990$50,820
Idaho$57,520$53,3404803$60,700$54,470
California$57,400$56,51021,68020$62,620$50,840
Minnesota$56,830$56,7804,2905$58,490$51,370
Maine$56,560$59,6604401$54,570$54,570
Pennsylvania$56,360$54,5907,84015$59,870$46,680
Rhode Island$56,290$57,3905401$56,770$56,770
Alabama$55,760$52,3803,12011$69,790$42,920
New York$55,470$53,3405,53011$58,790$50,500
Wisconsin$55,390$52,6908,33013$58,100$51,160
Wyoming$55,340$54,170600n/an/a
New Jersey$55,070$54,1001,7701$55,700$55,700
North Carolina$54,890$50,4403,6809$55,090$44,770
Montana$53,620$51,8802403$58,490$52,760
South Carolina$53,390$51,8002,4605$55,390$47,430
Missouri$53,290$51,0001,5005$59,320$47,910
Delaware$53,250$50,0101700n/an/a
Iowa$53,230$52,3004,7507$56,850$49,000
Tennessee$52,840$49,9801,98010$58,790$46,240
South Dakota$52,790$50,7501,4202$53,710$53,180
Arizona$52,760$48,9501,8003$56,860$52,570
Ohio$52,420$49,16021,25012$66,990$45,910
Illinois$51,990$48,4208,1707$53,160$50,180
Indiana$51,800$48,5909,69012$59,310$45,860
Louisiana$51,670$49,8006705$56,480$50,710
Virginia$51,540$49,5901,8907$56,370$48,730
Arkansas$51,460$50,2802,1804$53,430$45,590
Kansas$51,380$48,4002,5403$55,570$43,830
Nebraska$51,300$49,3608303$57,280$52,010
Kentucky$51,230$49,1801,7404$53,970$51,200
Texas$51,170$48,48013,19021$54,010$39,970
Georgia$50,990$47,6302,2009$57,620$43,610
West Virginia$50,320$49,6301602$58,420$47,680
Nevada$49,850$46,6704003$55,640$46,370
Michigan$49,520$47,2507,33013$54,260$43,060
Oklahoma$48,590$47,7601,4902$52,140$48,490
Maryland$48,550$46,8701,8002$58,640$54,300
Utah$48,010$45,1401,1705$50,280$47,210
Florida$47,560$46,1704,04014$52,010$42,960
New Mexico$45,240$44,970701$46,620$46,620
Mississippi$44,730$39,5201,2902$53,580$48,790
Washington, D.C.n/an/an/a1$44,220$44,220
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in every city we cover

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Metro areaAverageMedianHourlyJobs
Seattle, WA$103,460$109,600$49.741,960
Huntsville, AL$69,790$61,790$33.56440
Sandusky, OH$66,990$61,360$32.21300
Albany, OR$63,970$64,170$30.76290
Boston, MA$63,550$64,180$30.551,890
San Jose, CA$62,620$59,620$30.112,050
Boulder, CO$61,990$58,980$29.80120
San Francisco, CA$61,520$59,600$29.581,930
Manchester, NH$61,360$61,650$29.50300
Boise, ID$60,700$49,420$29.18200
Bridgeport, CT$60,540$60,600$29.10230
Vallejo, CA$60,450$59,740$29.06170
Portland, OR$60,370$59,360$29.021,980
Santa Rosa, CA$60,230$59,930$28.96110
Springfield, MA$60,170$60,200$28.93400
Santa Cruz, CA$59,930$59,280$28.8170
Pittsburgh, PA$59,870$58,770$28.791,650
Norwich, CT$59,390$50,400$28.5550
Burlington, VT$59,370$58,640$28.54510
St. Joseph, MO$59,320$60,960$28.5240
Lafayette, IN$59,310$57,280$28.51180
Fargo, ND$58,900$63,610$28.32110
Santa Maria, CA$58,820$60,100$28.28200
Glens Falls, NY$58,790$60,150$28.26150
Memphis, TN$58,790$59,270$28.27690
Birmingham, AL$58,730$59,080$28.24630
Hartford, CT$58,720$60,210$28.231,640
Hagerstown, MD$58,640$54,260$28.19180
Denver, CO$58,640$56,770$28.19700
Waterbury, CT$58,560$58,290$28.15390
Billings, MT$58,490$54,070$28.1240
Minneapolis, MN$58,490$57,850$28.123,010
Weirton, WV$58,420$61,830$28.0940
Milwaukee, WI$58,100$57,780$27.932,240
Lancaster, PA$58,090$58,970$27.93510
Green Bay, WI$57,930$58,610$27.85300
Decatur, AL$57,870$58,270$27.82190
Bend, OR$57,860$53,320$27.8290
Eau Claire, WI$57,810$58,660$27.79180
St. Cloud, MN$57,620$57,980$27.70190
Savannah, GA$57,620$58,570$27.70300
Lewiston, ID$57,600$62,000$27.6950
Allentown, PA$57,470$57,520$27.63530
Worcester, MA$57,400$58,740$27.60490
New York, NY$57,370$58,900$27.582,770
Stockton, CA$57,370$58,850$27.58240
Morristown, TN$57,370$62,760$27.5870
Grand Island, NE$57,280$57,040$27.5460
Mobile, AL$57,240$61,340$27.52180
Philadelphia, PA$57,160$56,910$27.481,870
Scranton, PA$57,120$58,570$27.46250
Bakersfield, CA$57,110$58,540$27.46160
Racine, WI$57,030$57,020$27.42250
Prescott Valley, AZ$56,860$59,440$27.3450
Cedar Rapids, IA$56,850$57,170$27.33190
San Diego, CA$56,770$54,910$27.301,960
New Haven, CT$56,770$55,520$27.30260
Providence, RI$56,770$57,790$27.29740
Sacramento, CA$56,760$52,750$27.29620
Los Angeles, CA$56,740$54,980$27.2810,450
San Luis Obispo, CA$56,690$57,300$27.26110
Wausau, WI$56,650$57,330$27.24190
Colorado Springs, CO$56,610$51,540$27.21180
Rochester, MN$56,580$57,330$27.2070
Akron, OH$56,480$53,100$27.161,310
New Orleans, LA$56,480$54,180$27.1570
Oxnard, CA$56,460$57,310$27.14620
Greeley, CO$56,440$52,430$27.14140
Virginia Beach, VA$56,370$52,240$27.10340
Fort Collins, CO$56,370$51,590$27.10110
Oshkosh, WI$56,340$53,730$27.09200
Harrisburg, PA$56,300$57,200$27.07280
Sheboygan, WI$56,300$50,460$27.07580
Spokane, WA$56,260$57,670$27.05120
Kiryas Joel, NY$56,200$51,890$27.02200
Reading, PA$56,130$52,150$26.99260
Staunton, VA$56,010$49,600$26.9370
Pueblo, CO$55,870$55,470$26.86160
Tuscaloosa, AL$55,860$50,300$26.8570
Kansas City, MO$55,810$51,010$26.83690
Cincinnati, OH$55,730$54,790$26.792,970
Trenton, NJ$55,700$53,680$26.7850
Madison, WI$55,650$52,980$26.76450
Reno, NV$55,640$51,130$26.75110
Binghamton, NY$55,580$51,330$26.72170
Lawrence, KS$55,570$51,280$26.7230
Anniston, AL$55,510$55,440$26.69180
Des Moines, IA$55,470$58,870$26.67430
Spartanburg, SC$55,390$52,810$26.63160
Lima, OH$55,310$46,240$26.59160
Visalia, CA$55,140$56,670$26.5150
Winston-Salem, NC$55,090$53,110$26.49250
La Crosse, WI$55,040$54,390$26.4680
Sioux City, IA$54,950$49,470$26.42170
Nashville, TN$54,920$53,660$26.41410
York, PA$54,900$51,770$26.39480
Kingston, NY$54,810$58,070$26.3580
St. Louis, MO$54,790$52,310$26.341,000
Appleton, WI$54,780$54,690$26.34250
Augusta, GA$54,710$58,050$26.30110
Elmira, NY$54,620$60,260$26.26140
Portland, ME$54,570$55,920$26.24160
Chambersburg, PA$54,490$50,730$26.20180
Albany, NY$54,480$52,560$26.19160
Coeur d'Alene, ID$54,470$50,000$26.1980
Salem, OR$54,410$53,920$26.1680
Baltimore, MD$54,300$52,040$26.11690
Lansing, MI$54,260$49,110$26.09270
Waterloo, IA$54,210$51,600$26.06720
Asheville, NC$54,130$50,440$26.02160
Lynchburg, VA$54,090$54,920$26.00160
Grand Forks, ND$54,050$51,320$25.9840
Amarillo, TX$54,010$59,070$25.96190
Bowling Green, KY$53,970$56,390$25.95160
Richmond, VA$53,940$50,700$25.93280
Longview, TX$53,830$48,680$25.88200
Duluth, MN$53,820$52,300$25.8880
Sioux Falls, SD$53,710$52,220$25.82460
Austin, TX$53,700$52,360$25.82830
Riverside, CA$53,620$49,460$25.781,990
Bozeman, MT$53,580$51,000$25.7670
Gulfport, MS$53,580$51,430$25.7670
Springfield, MO$53,450$51,540$25.7080
Fort Smith, AR$53,430$56,520$25.69380
Lexington, KY$53,400$52,150$25.67100
Buffalo, NY$53,320$50,400$25.64820
Chico, CA$53,320$51,960$25.6440
Raleigh, NC$53,290$50,750$25.62220
Rapid City, SD$53,180$52,190$25.5770
Bloomington, IL$53,160$53,300$25.5650
Decatur, IL$53,110$56,690$25.5430
Altoona, PA$53,070$57,450$25.5150
Medford, OR$52,940$47,790$25.4550
Chicago, IL$52,900$48,660$25.445,480
Tucson, AZ$52,810$49,310$25.39240
Houston, TX$52,770$50,280$25.375,200
Missoula, MT$52,760$54,010$25.3730
Baton Rouge, LA$52,690$49,100$25.33110
Fresno, CA$52,670$49,330$25.32250
Dubuque, IA$52,590$52,110$25.29260
Phoenix, AZ$52,570$48,680$25.271,430
Redding, CA$52,490$50,440$25.2470
Greenville, SC$52,480$50,400$25.23640
Corvallis, OR$52,460$50,060$25.2230
Louisville, KY$52,430$50,640$25.21620
Charlotte, NC$52,410$49,400$25.20960
Houma, LA$52,310$50,160$25.15130
Canton, OH$52,250$47,180$25.121,010
Fond du Lac, WI$52,190$48,890$25.09280
Lebanon, PA$52,150$48,760$25.0790
Tulsa, OK$52,140$50,110$25.07700
Knoxville, TN$52,130$49,040$25.06260
Champaign, IL$52,070$48,320$25.0340
Columbus, OH$52,060$50,150$25.031,630
Lincoln, NE$52,060$49,790$25.03130
Victoria, TX$52,020$48,120$25.0140
Crestview, FL$52,010$51,800$25.0130
Omaha, NE$52,010$48,670$25.00270
Burlington, NC$51,960$46,940$24.98n/a
Blacksburg, VA$51,950$47,870$24.98100
Syracuse, NY$51,940$48,940$24.97330
Daphne, AL$51,920$49,360$24.9660
Muskegon, MI$51,900$55,390$24.95520
Rochester, NY$51,850$49,230$24.93940
Odessa, TX$51,820$49,420$24.91140
Columbia, SC$51,730$51,530$24.87240
Atlanta, GA$51,720$47,900$24.87880
Davenport, IA$51,620$48,690$24.82450
Peoria, IL$51,600$50,420$24.81270
Kenosha, WI$51,560$49,380$24.79140
Port St. Lucie, FL$51,490$47,050$24.7570
Jackson, TN$51,490$50,450$24.7660
Cleveland, OH$51,410$48,670$24.724,770
Lafayette, LA$51,400$49,930$24.71120
Kankakee, IL$51,380$49,860$24.7040
Mankato, MN$51,370$49,330$24.7040
Wichita, KS$51,350$48,480$24.69960
Modesto, CA$51,340$49,020$24.69140
Ann Arbor, MI$51,270$46,640$24.65120
Elizabethtown, KY$51,200$45,900$24.61120
Greensboro, NC$51,190$47,930$24.61560
Janesville, WI$51,160$48,040$24.60220
Dayton, OH$51,020$48,150$24.532,110
Eugene, OR$50,900$48,230$24.47210
Florence, AL$50,850$47,780$24.4570
Merced, CA$50,840$49,200$24.4440
Grand Junction, CO$50,820$50,980$24.4370
Roanoke, VA$50,740$50,010$24.3980
Shreveport, LA$50,710$49,090$24.3860
Kingsport, TN$50,670$48,620$24.3680
Williamsport, PA$50,640$46,380$24.34140
Detroit, MI$50,630$46,880$24.342,900
San Antonio, TX$50,620$49,450$24.34410
Clarksville, TN$50,550$48,660$24.3160
College Station, TX$50,540$47,990$24.3070
Dallas, TX$50,510$47,990$24.293,150
Utica, NY$50,500$48,560$24.28230
Youngstown, OH$50,480$49,480$24.27490
Athens, GA$50,460$51,160$24.2650
Chattanooga, TN$50,440$47,940$24.25170
Jonesboro, AR$50,440$53,310$24.25150
Erie, PA$50,430$47,210$24.24310
Michigan City, IN$50,400$47,100$24.23140
Carson City, NV$50,360$48,510$24.2150
Provo, UT$50,280$45,930$24.17120
Deltona, FL$50,200$47,100$24.13110
Gettysburg, PA$50,200$47,920$24.1340
Rockford, IL$50,180$46,780$24.131,380
Sarasota, FL$50,030$46,920$24.06330
Miami, FL$49,990$48,360$24.03840
Durham, NC$49,490$48,560$23.7970
Monroe, MI$49,470$48,210$23.7850
Springfield, OH$49,440$48,010$23.77160
Columbus, IN$49,430$48,590$23.77610
Fort Wayne, IN$49,400$48,430$23.75960
Grand Rapids, MI$49,230$47,670$23.671,210
St. George, UT$49,120$46,470$23.6250
Kalamazoo, MI$49,040$47,510$23.58370
South Bend, IN$49,040$48,270$23.58290
Palm Bay, FL$49,010$50,260$23.56200
Ames, IA$49,000$47,330$23.5650
Logan, UT$49,000$47,110$23.5670
Indianapolis, IN$48,900$46,250$23.511,670
Salt Lake City, UT$48,800$46,490$23.46590
Jackson, MS$48,790$46,710$23.46200
Beaumont, TX$48,780$46,550$23.45230
Harrisonburg, VA$48,730$44,890$23.4360
Cleveland, TN$48,670$48,080$23.4080
Toledo, OH$48,600$47,190$23.37850
Flint, MI$48,570$44,340$23.35100
Kokomo, IN$48,550$44,320$23.3440
Oklahoma City, OK$48,490$48,540$23.31370
Traverse City, MI$48,360$46,570$23.2560
Columbus, GA$48,350$47,460$23.2560
Florence, SC$48,260$46,650$23.2070
Fayetteville, AR$48,220$41,330$23.18250
Jackson, MI$48,010$45,640$23.08190
San Angelo, TX$47,910$47,220$23.0360
Joplin, MO$47,910$43,520$23.0480
Sherman, TX$47,850$47,200$23.0150
Huntington, WV$47,680$45,220$22.9370
Myrtle Beach, SC$47,430$46,840$22.8060
Tyler, TX$47,270$48,270$22.7370
Ogden, UT$47,210$44,520$22.70220
Elkhart, IN$47,200$46,900$22.69830
Gainesville, GA$47,180$46,510$22.68240
Gainesville, FL$47,100$46,900$22.6450
Jacksonville, FL$47,070$46,860$22.63190
Muncie, IN$46,990$43,140$22.59200
Abilene, TX$46,760$44,870$22.4890
Wichita Falls, TX$46,740$47,090$22.47140
Waco, TX$46,730$44,960$22.47110
State College, PA$46,680$45,100$22.4450
Albuquerque, NM$46,620$47,060$22.4150
Evansville, IN$46,580$45,040$22.40140
Naples, FL$46,540$43,950$22.37400
Grants Pass, OR$46,480$44,880$22.3590
Hickory, NC$46,430$46,630$22.32160
Las Vegas, NV$46,370$42,910$22.29220
Macon, GA$46,300$41,740$22.2640
Johnson City, TN$46,240$45,480$22.2350
Fort Myers, FL$46,200$41,980$22.21120
Terre Haute, IN$46,000$44,820$22.12230
Mansfield, OH$45,910$38,770$22.07560
Tampa, FL$45,880$45,570$22.06980
Bloomington, IN$45,860$46,730$22.0580
Orlando, FL$45,770$45,110$22.00340
Little Rock, AR$45,590$47,040$21.92490
Niles, MI$45,530$43,680$21.89120
Killeen, TX$45,450$44,900$21.85120
Lubbock, TX$45,150$45,580$21.71110
Dalton, GA$45,090$39,030$21.6850
Dothan, AL$45,060$44,320$21.6670
Montgomery, AL$44,870$43,060$21.57230
Goldsboro, NC$44,770$38,980$21.5240
Washington, DC$44,220$37,220$21.26960
Lakeland, FL$44,080$42,900$21.1990
McAllen, TX$43,830$42,950$21.0770
Manhattan, KS$43,830$39,660$21.0780
Bay City, MI$43,820$41,990$21.0740
Rome, GA$43,610$38,910$20.97n/a
Battle Creek, MI$43,060$42,900$20.70100
Ocala, FL$42,960$44,520$20.6650
Gadsden, AL$42,920$39,730$20.6360
El Paso, TX$42,320$40,040$20.35160
Brownsville, TX$39,970$39,400$19.2280

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary: questions

Where do computer numerically controlled tool operators make the most money?

In Seattle, WA, with an average of $103,460 a year, among the 286 metro areas we cover.

What is the average computer numerically controlled tool operators salary in the U.S.?

$54,320 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $50,690, so half of computer numerically controlled tool operators earn more than that and half less.

What salary should computer numerically controlled tool operators ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of computer numerically controlled tool operators nationwide earn between $44,930 (25th percentile) and $61,760 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays computer numerically controlled tool operators the most?

Washington, with a statewide average of $96,960 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is computer numerically controlled tool operators pay the lowest?

Brownsville, TX, at $39,970 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

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