SOC 51-9161 · El Paso, TX metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Salary in El Paso, TX

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool operators in El Paso, Texas is $42,320 a year ($20.35 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $40,040: half of the 160 people in this job in the El Paso, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 22% less than the U.S. average for this job ($54,320).

$42,320average per year

$20.35 / hourMedian $40,040Take-home ≈ $36,184

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  • $58K90th

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

160people in this job
-22%vs U.S. average
#20 of 21Texas metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay range in El Paso

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,010 a year or less, while the top 10% make $58,130 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool operators in El Paso earn between $31,880 and $49,540.

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$42,320$3,527$20.35
Median$40,040$3,337$19.25
Entry level (25th percentile)$31,880$2,657$15.33
Experienced (75th percentile)$49,540$4,128$23.82

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay in El Paso vs. Texas and the U.S.

Computer numerically controlled tool operators in El Paso earn 17% less than the Texas average ($51,170) and 22% less than the U.S. average ($54,320). At the median the gap is -21% against the U.S. median of $50,690.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
El Paso$42,320$40,040$28,010$58,130160
Texas$51,170$48,480$34,940$69,76013,190
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 El Paso

On the average salary of $42,320, a single filer in El Paso takes home about $36,184 a year, or $3,015 a month and $1,392 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the El Paso area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.9), so the average $42,320 buys what about $47,068 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in El Paso ($39,510). A typical home costs $232,910, or 5.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in other Texas cities

El Paso ranks 20th of 21 Texas metro areas for this job; Amarillo pays the most ($54,010).

All Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salaries in Texas

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 El Paso: questions

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

$20.35 an hour on average, and $19.25 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,010 a year and the 25th percentile is $31,880, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $36,184 a year ($3,015 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $42,320. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 22% 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 El Paso, TX (21340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.6%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.44, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.44).

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