SOC 51-9161 · Niles, MI metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Salary in Niles, MI

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Niles, Michigan is $45,530 a year ($21.89 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $43,680: half of the 120 people in this job in the Niles, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 16% less than the U.S. average for this job ($54,320).

$45,530average per year

$21.89 / hourMedian $43,680Take-home ≈ $37,075

  • $35K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $56K75th
  • $59K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

120people in this job
-16%vs U.S. average
#11 of 13Michigan metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay range in Niles

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,890 a year or less, while the top 10% make $58,930 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool operators in Niles earn between $36,230 and $55,560.

  • $35K10th
  • $36K25th
  • $44KMedian
  • $56K75th
  • $59K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$45,530$3,794$21.89
Median$43,680$3,640$21.00
Entry level (25th percentile)$36,230$3,019$17.42
Experienced (75th percentile)$55,560$4,630$26.71

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay in Niles vs. Michigan and the U.S.

Computer numerically controlled tool operators in Niles earn 8% less than the Michigan average ($49,520) and 16% less than the U.S. average ($54,320). At the median the gap is -14% against the U.S. median of $50,690.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Niles$45,530$43,680$34,890$58,930120
Michigan$49,520$47,250$36,190$62,8007,330
United States$54,320$50,690$38,140$73,890169,450

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary after taxes in Niles

On the average salary of $45,530, a single filer in Niles takes home about $37,075 a year, or $3,090 a month and $1,426 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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Is Niles a good place for computer numerically controlled tool operators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Niles area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.4), so the average $45,530 buys what about $49,291 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Niles ($45,980). A typical home costs $282,443, or 6.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in other Michigan cities

Niles ranks 11th of 13 Michigan metro areas for this job; Lansing pays the most ($54,260).

All Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salaries in Michigan

Highest-paying cities for computer numerically controlled tool operators

Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($103,460).

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary by city

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in Niles: questions

How much do computer numerically controlled tool operators make an hour in Niles?

$21.89 an hour on average, and $21.00 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level computer numerically controlled tool operators salary in Niles?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,890 a year and the 25th percentile is $36,230, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the computer numerically controlled tool operators take-home pay in Niles?

About $37,075 a year ($3,090 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $45,530.

Do computer numerically controlled tool operators earn more in Niles than elsewhere?

The average here is 16% less than the U.S. average for this job ($54,320).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-9161; area Niles, MI (35660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.6%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.91, this job is 1.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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