SOC 51-9161 · Mobile, AL metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Salary in Mobile, AL

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Mobile, Alabama is $57,240 a year ($27.52 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $61,340: half of the 180 people in this job in the Mobile, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,845).

$57,240average per year

$27.52 / hourMedian $61,340Take-home ≈ $45,785

  • $39K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $74K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

180people in this job
+4%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 11Alabama metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay range in Mobile

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,460 a year or less, while the top 10% make $73,810 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool operators in Mobile earn between $49,230 and $62,350.

  • $39K10th
  • $49K25th
  • $61KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $74K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$57,240$4,770$27.52
Median$61,340$5,112$29.49
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,230$4,102$23.67
Experienced (75th percentile)$62,350$5,196$29.98

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary after taxes in Mobile

On the average salary of $57,240, a single filer in Mobile takes home about $45,785 a year, or $3,815 a month and $1,761 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 Mobile a good place for computer numerically controlled tool operators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Mobile area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.1), so the average $57,240 buys what about $64,973 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Mobile ($47,000). A typical home costs $197,857, or 3.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in other Alabama cities

Mobile ranks 4th 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 Mobile: questions

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

$27.52 an hour on average, and $29.49 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,460 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,230, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $45,785 a year ($3,815 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $57,240. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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

The average here is 4% more than 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 Mobile, AL (33660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • 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 0.95, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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