SOC 51-9162 · Production Occupations

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$68,120

U.S. median hourly wage$32.75

U.S. employment28,500

Nationally, computer numerically controlled tool programmers earned a median of $68,120 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 28,500 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers: pay and employment by state
State
Connecticut	$86,390	$41.53	500	0.3
California	$82,090	$39.47	2,990	0.2
Massachusetts	$81,670	$39.27	680	0.2
Washington	$81,420	$39.14	660	0.2
Missouri	$78,130	$37.56	430	0.1
Vermont	$77,980	$37.49	140	0.5
Kansas	$76,080	$36.58	680	0.5
North Dakota	$75,990	$36.53	40	0.1
Oregon	$75,150	$36.13	500	0.3
Arizona	$74,450	$35.79	470	0.1
Virginia	$74,390	$35.76	330	0.1
Minnesota	$74,190	$35.67	1,250	0.4
Maine	$72,920	$35.06	50	0.1
New Hampshire	$71,680	$34.46	290	0.4
Montana	$70,860	$34.07	60	0.1
New Jersey	$70,460	$33.88	520	0.1
Tennessee	$69,700	$33.51	330	0.1
Colorado	$69,570	$33.45	410	0.1
Texas	$69,550	$33.44	1,930	0.1
South Carolina	$69,470	$33.40	340	0.1
Illinois	$68,830	$33.09	1,070	0.2
New York	$68,730	$33.04	1,140	0.1
Wisconsin	$67,460	$32.43	1,610	0.5
South Dakota	$66,650	$32.04	80	0.2
Pennsylvania	$66,330	$31.89	1,080	0.2
Maryland	$65,670	$31.57	200	0.1
Utah	$65,610	$31.55	150	0.1
Oklahoma	$65,590	$31.54	330	0.2
Kentucky	$64,980	$31.24	230	0.1
Michigan	$64,640	$31.08	2,300	0.5
Alabama	$64,590	$31.05	420	0.2
North Carolina	$63,990	$30.77	760	0.2
Florida	$63,970	$30.76	770	0.1
Idaho	$63,560	$30.56	120	0.1
Indiana	$63,200	$30.38	1,490	0.5
Nebraska	$63,190	$30.38	70	0.1
Rhode Island	$62,640	$30.11	70	0.1
Georgia	$61,360	$29.50	420	0.1
Ohio	$60,080	$28.89	2,370	0.4
Iowa	$57,780	$27.78	640	0.4
Nevada	$57,210	$27.50	130	0.1
Arkansas	$56,390	$27.11	210	0.2
Mississippi	$50,190	$24.13	140	0.1

Pay by metro area

All 135 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$102,980	$49.51	420	0.4
Wichita, KS	$99,790	$47.97	390	1.3
St. Louis, MO-IL	$94,230	$45.30	290	0.2
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$93,770	$45.08	40	0.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$93,640	$45.02	260	0.1
Boulder, CO	$91,420	$43.95	40	0.2
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$89,190	$42.88	290	0.5
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$87,880	$42.25	70	0.2
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$86,860	$41.76	400	0.2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$85,560	$41.14	540	0.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$84,260	$40.51	100	0.1
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$83,730	$40.25	60	0.4
New Haven, CT	$83,200	$40.00	40	0.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$82,950	$39.88	1,350	0.2
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$81,170	$39.02	50	0.4
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$79,990	$38.46	270	0.2
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$79,480	$38.21	30	0.1
Huntsville, AL	$78,910	$37.94	140	0.5
Worcester, MA	$78,710	$37.84	70	0.2
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$78,010	$37.51	850	0.4
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$76,970	$37.01	70	0.0
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$76,710	$36.88	60	0.1
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$76,650	$36.85	50	0.1
Evansville, IN	$76,240	$36.66	30	0.2
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$75,910	$36.50	60	0.2
Springfield, MA	$75,830	$36.46	80	0.4
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$75,660	$36.38	400	0.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$75,500	$36.30	370	0.2
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$75,480	$36.29	80	0.1
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$74,030	$35.59	150	0.1
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$73,920	$35.54	70	0.1
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$73,740	$35.45	100	0.2
York-Hanover, PA	$73,190	$35.19	40	0.2
Portland-South Portland, ME	$72,920	$35.06	30	0.1
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$72,870	$35.04	80	0.2
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$72,790	$35.00	30	0.1
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$71,600	$34.43	180	0.5
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$71,310	$34.28	780	0.1
Kansas City, MO-KS	$71,180	$34.22	160	0.1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$71,060	$34.16	410	0.1
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$70,840	$34.06	140	0.3
Birmingham, AL	$70,790	$34.04	80	0.2
Greeley, CO	$70,730	$34.01	30	0.3
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$70,420	$33.86	100	0.1
Knoxville, TN	$70,230	$33.76	40	0.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$70,230	$33.76	270	0.2
Reading, PA	$70,060	$33.68	40	0.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$69,820	$33.57	720	0.2
Tulsa, OK	$69,700	$33.51	130	0.3
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$69,570	$33.45	230	0.1
Spartanburg, SC	$69,470	$33.40	40	0.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$69,400	$33.36	800	0.2
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$69,120	$33.23	30	0.2
Winston-Salem, NC	$69,110	$33.23	80	0.3
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$69,070	$33.21	90	0.2
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$68,860	$33.11	60	0.3
Peoria, IL	$68,640	$33.00	40	0.3
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$68,520	$32.94	70	0.1
Saginaw, MI	$68,260	$32.82	30	0.4
Sheboygan, WI	$68,020	$32.70	250	4.1
Pittsburgh, PA	$67,930	$32.66	250	0.2
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$67,710	$32.56	30	0.1
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$67,650	$32.53	80	0.2
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$67,400	$32.40	350	0.1
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$67,160	$32.29	30	0.4
St. Cloud, MN	$67,050	$32.24	50	0.5
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$66,960	$32.19	70	0.3
Oklahoma City, OK	$66,950	$32.19	70	0.1
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$66,860	$32.14	650	0.8
Traverse City, MI	$66,780	$32.11	40	0.6
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$66,670	$32.06	40	0.1
Rochester, NY	$66,650	$32.04	220	0.4
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$66,150	$31.80	190	0.1
Syracuse, NY	$66,130	$31.80	50	0.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$65,870	$31.67	1,030	0.5
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$65,670	$31.57	120	0.1
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$65,660	$31.57	50	0.1
Richmond, VA	$65,630	$31.55	40	0.1
Tucson, AZ	$65,520	$31.50	60	0.2
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$65,500	$31.49	80	0.2
Fort Wayne, IN	$65,490	$31.49	190	0.9
Colorado Springs, CO	$65,470	$31.48	50	0.2
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$65,430	$31.46	280	0.3
Madison, WI	$65,350	$31.42	120	0.3
Toledo, OH	$64,940	$31.22	50	0.2
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$64,660	$31.09	130	0.2
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$64,520	$31.02	40	0.2
Rockford, IL	$64,370	$30.95	60	0.4
Columbus, OH	$64,230	$30.88	130	0.1
Jacksonville, FL	$64,080	$30.81	50	0.1
Canton-Massillon, OH	$64,020	$30.78	50	0.3
Lancaster, PA	$63,960	$30.75	80	0.3
Cleveland, OH	$63,840	$30.69	490	0.5
Boise City, ID	$63,790	$30.67	40	0.1
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$63,720	$30.63	60	0.1
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$63,570	$30.56	30	0.3
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$63,560	$30.56	480	0.8
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$63,100	$30.34	60	0.4
Appleton, WI	$62,850	$30.22	60	0.5
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$62,800	$30.19	50	0.2
Ann Arbor, MI	$62,780	$30.18	40	0.2
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$62,570	$30.08	190	0.1
Jackson, MI	$62,470	$30.03	50	0.8
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$62,220	$29.92	50	0.0
Longview, TX	$62,130	$29.87	40	0.4
Green Bay, WI	$62,050	$29.83	80	0.4
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$62,020	$29.82	90	0.7
Akron, OH	$61,910	$29.76	110	0.4
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$61,870	$29.74	70	0.6
Omaha, NE-IA	$61,870	$29.74	30	0.1
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$61,600	$29.62	100	0.2
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI	$61,470	$29.55	50	0.8
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$61,450	$29.55	240	0.1
Duluth, MN-WI	$61,450	$29.55	40	0.3
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$61,140	$29.39	70	0.4
Asheville, NC	$61,110	$29.38	40	0.2
Eau Claire, WI	$61,010	$29.33	30	0.4
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$61,000	$29.33	40	0.3
Niles, MI	$60,850	$29.26	40	0.7
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$60,330	$29.00	60	0.7
Wausau, WI	$59,160	$28.44	40	0.6
Cedar Rapids, IA	$59,050	$28.39	40	0.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$58,910	$28.32	180	0.1
Bowling Green, KY	$58,800	$28.27	30	0.4
Erie, PA	$58,320	$28.04	40	0.4
Columbus, IN	$57,770	$27.78	40	0.8
Reno, NV	$57,690	$27.73	40	0.2
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$57,200	$27.50	60	0.1
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$56,950	$27.38	330	0.3
Lynchburg, VA	$56,380	$27.11	30	0.4
Dubuque, IA	$55,770	$26.81	50	0.9
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$54,500	$26.20	30	0.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$53,770	$25.85	40	0.1
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$51,540	$24.78	30	0.1
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$46,020	$22.13	90	0.5

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.