SOC 51-9161 · Anniston-Oxford, AL metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Salary in Anniston, AL

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Anniston, Alabama is $55,510 a year ($26.69 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $55,440: half of the 180 people in this job in the Anniston-Oxford, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,845).

$55,510average per year

$26.69 / hourMedian $55,440Take-home ≈ $44,471

  • $38K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $55KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $66K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

180people in this job
+1%vs U.S. metro average
#6 of 11Alabama metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay range in Anniston

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,780 a year or less, while the top 10% make $66,380 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool operators in Anniston earn between $48,940 and $60,250.

  • $38K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $55KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $66K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$55,510$4,626$26.69
Median$55,440$4,620$26.65
Entry level (25th percentile)$48,940$4,078$23.53
Experienced (75th percentile)$60,250$5,021$28.97

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary after taxes in Anniston

On the average salary of $55,510, a single filer in Anniston takes home about $44,471 a year, or $3,706 a month and $1,710 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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

Prices in the Anniston area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 85.9), so the average $55,510 buys what about $64,585 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Anniston ($42,680). A typical home costs $170,653, or 3.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in other Alabama cities

Anniston ranks 6th of 11 Alabama metro areas for this job; Huntsville pays the most ($69,790).

All Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salaries in Alabama

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 Anniston: questions

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

$26.69 an hour on average, and $26.65 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,780 a year and the 25th percentile is $48,940, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $44,471 a year ($3,706 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $55,510. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,845).

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 Anniston-Oxford, AL (11500). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.6%.
  • 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 (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 3.86, this job is 3.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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