Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators · SOC 51-9161

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operatorss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for computer numerically controlled tool operators. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (2 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 286 metro areas

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$109,600	1,960	0.9
2	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$64,180	1,890	0.7
3	Albany, OR	$64,170	290	6.1
4	Fargo, ND-MN	$63,610	110	0.8
5	Morristown, TN	$62,760	70	1.5
6	Lewiston, ID-WA	$62,000	50	1.9
7	Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH	$61,830	40	1.2
8	Huntsville, AL	$61,790	440	1.6
9	Manchester-Nashua, NH	$61,650	300	1.5
10	Sandusky, OH	$61,360	300	5.9
11	Mobile, AL	$61,340	180	1.0
12	St. Joseph, MO-KS	$60,960	40	0.8
13	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$60,600	230	0.6
14	Elmira, NY	$60,260	140	4.1
15	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$60,210	1,640	2.7
16	Springfield, MA	$60,200	400	2.0
17	Glens Falls, NY	$60,150	150	3.0
18	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$60,100	200	1.0
19	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$59,930	110	0.5
20	Vallejo, CA	$59,740	170	1.2
21	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$59,620	2,050	1.8
22	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$59,600	1,930	0.8
23	Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$59,440	50	0.6
24	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$59,360	1,980	1.6
25	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$59,280	70	0.7

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators overview.

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.