SOC 51-9162 · Saginaw, MI metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers Salary in Saginaw, MI

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool programmers in Saginaw, Michigan is $68,490 a year ($32.93 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $68,260: half of the 30 people in this job in the Saginaw, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($72,210).

$68,490average per year

$32.93 / hourMedian $68,260Take-home ≈ $53,408

  • $49K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $68KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $82K90th

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

30people in this job
-5%vs U.S. average
#6 of 10Michigan metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers pay range in Saginaw

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,430 a year or less, while the top 10% make $82,370 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool programmers in Saginaw earn between $59,730 and $77,800.

  • $49K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $68KMedian
  • $78K75th
  • $82K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$68,490$5,708$32.93
Median$68,260$5,688$32.82
Entry level (25th percentile)$59,730$4,978$28.72
Experienced (75th percentile)$77,800$6,483$37.40

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers pay in Saginaw vs. Michigan and the U.S.

Computer numerically controlled tool programmers in Saginaw earn about the same as the Michigan average ($69,020) and 5% less than the U.S. average ($72,210). At the median the gap is +0% against the U.S. median of $68,120.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Saginaw$68,490$68,260$49,430$82,37030
Michigan$69,020$64,640$50,070$93,9502,300
United States$72,210$68,120$47,530$100,32028,500

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salary after taxes in Saginaw

On the average salary of $68,490, a single filer in Saginaw takes home about $53,408 a year, or $4,451 a month and $2,054 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Saginaw's local income tax (1.5%).

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

Prices in the Saginaw area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.9), so the average $68,490 buys what about $75,354 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Saginaw ($46,200). A typical home costs $173,341, or 2.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salary in other Michigan cities

Saginaw ranks 6th of 10 Michigan metro areas for this job; Traverse City pays the most ($73,460).

All Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salaries in Michigan

Highest-paying cities for computer numerically controlled tool programmers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($100,860).

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salary by city

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salary in Saginaw: questions

How much do computer numerically controlled tool programmers make an hour in Saginaw?

$32.93 an hour on average, and $32.82 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level computer numerically controlled tool programmers salary in Saginaw?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,430 a year and the 25th percentile is $59,730, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the computer numerically controlled tool programmers take-home pay in Saginaw?

About $53,408 a year ($4,451 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $68,490. Includes Saginaw's local income tax (1.5%).

Do computer numerically controlled tool programmers earn more in Saginaw than elsewhere?

The average here is 5% less than the U.S. average for this job ($72,210).

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 51-9162; area Saginaw, MI (40980). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.5%.
  • 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). Includes Saginaw's local income tax (1.5%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.26, this job is 2.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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