Pay by state · 43 states
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer Salary by State (2026)
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers earn the most in Connecticut at $86,390 a year and the least in Mississippi at $50,190 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $68,120. All 43 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $86,390Connecticut
- National median
- $68,120BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $50,190Mississippi
- States reporting
- 43of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of computer numerically controlled tool programmers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CTConnecticut | $86,390 | $67,490 | $101,500 | 500 | $83,380 |
| 2 | CACalifornia | $82,090 | $66,440 | $102,980 | 2,990 | $74,142 |
| 3 | MAMassachusetts | $81,670 | $67,970 | $94,090 | 680 | $77,224 |
| 4 | WAWashington | $81,420 | $73,570 | $96,380 | 660 | $76,084 |
| 5 | MOMissouri | $78,130 | $57,060 | $106,990 | 430 | $86,030 |
| 6 | VTVermont | $77,980 | $64,030 | $99,480 | 140 | $79,606 |
| 7 | KSKansas | $76,080 | $62,320 | $105,430 | 680 | $84,470 |
| 8 | NDNorth Dakota | $75,990 | $65,990 | $82,030 | 40 | $85,421 |
| 9 | OROregon | $75,150 | $63,890 | $87,560 | 500 | $72,706 |
| 10 | AZArizona | $74,450 | $57,920 | $81,660 | 470 | $73,949 |
| 11 | VAVirginia | $74,390 | $58,570 | $87,020 | 330 | $73,578 |
| 12 | MNMinnesota | $74,190 | $63,740 | $81,820 | 1,250 | $75,227 |
| 13 | MEMaine | $72,920 | $64,900 | $77,550 | 50 | $75,137 |
| 14 | NHNew Hampshire | $71,680 | $62,660 | $87,250 | 290 | $68,814 |
| 15 | MTMontana | $70,860 | $59,760 | $81,810 | 60 | $74,869 |
| 16 | NJNew Jersey | $70,460 | $60,660 | $79,680 | 520 | $64,758 |
| 17 | TNTennessee | $69,700 | $60,770 | $78,740 | 330 | $75,868 |
| 18 | COColorado | $69,570 | $58,240 | $87,470 | 410 | $67,510 |
| 19 | TXTexas | $69,550 | $58,230 | $81,210 | 1,930 | $71,659 |
| 20 | SCSouth Carolina | $69,470 | $60,270 | $84,480 | 340 | $74,102 |
| 21 | ILIllinois | $68,830 | $61,110 | $80,110 | 1,070 | $68,859 |
| 22 | NYNew York | $68,730 | $59,450 | $81,790 | 1,140 | $63,685 |
| 23 | WIWisconsin | $67,460 | $62,400 | $72,550 | 1,610 | $71,694 |
| 24 | SDSouth Dakota | $66,650 | $55,070 | $79,360 | 80 | $75,238 |
| 25 | PAPennsylvania | $66,330 | $58,600 | $75,200 | 1,080 | $67,981 |
| 26 | MDMaryland | $65,670 | $50,550 | $78,840 | 200 | $62,567 |
| 27 | UTUtah | $65,610 | $58,180 | $83,580 | 150 | $66,364 |
| 28 | OKOklahoma | $65,590 | $55,730 | $81,970 | 330 | $74,667 |
| 29 | KYKentucky | $64,980 | $57,400 | $75,340 | 230 | $72,073 |
| 30 | MIMichigan | $64,640 | $58,890 | $76,720 | 2,300 | $67,181 |
| 31 | ALAlabama | $64,590 | $50,220 | $78,920 | 420 | $72,718 |
| 32 | NCNorth Carolina | $63,990 | $53,040 | $78,090 | 760 | $67,839 |
| 33 | FLFlorida | $63,970 | $50,790 | $77,720 | 770 | $61,858 |
| 34 | IDIdaho | $63,560 | $53,060 | $72,530 | 120 | $66,559 |
| 35 | INIndiana | $63,200 | $51,630 | $76,440 | 1,490 | $67,717 |
| 36 | NENebraska | $63,190 | $52,800 | $68,730 | 70 | $70,131 |
| 37 | RIRhode Island | $62,640 | $58,250 | $71,010 | 70 | $61,244 |
| 38 | GAGeorgia | $61,360 | $56,050 | $74,880 | 420 | $63,722 |
| 39 | OHOhio | $60,080 | $46,020 | $72,430 | 2,370 | $64,760 |
| 40 | IAIowa | $57,780 | $49,650 | $67,510 | 640 | $65,837 |
| 41 | NVNevada | $57,210 | $44,110 | $74,990 | 130 | $57,222 |
| 42 | ARArkansas | $56,390 | $50,460 | $63,650 | 210 | $64,863 |
| 43 | MSMississippi | $50,190 | $44,970 | $57,710 | 140 | $57,721 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers, that changes the ranking: Connecticut leads on raw pay at $86,390, while Missouri leads once prices are taken into account at $86,030.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmer pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers the most?
Connecticut reports the highest median wage for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers at $86,390 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by California ($82,090) and Massachusetts ($81,670).
Which state pays Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers the least?
Mississippi reports the lowest median for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers at $50,190 a year, $36,200 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Missouri first at $86,030 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $78,130. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.