SOC 51-9161 · Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Salary in Little Rock, AR

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Little Rock, Arkansas is $45,590 a year ($21.92 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $47,040: half of the 490 people in this job in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 17% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,845).

$45,590average per year

$21.92 / hourMedian $47,040Take-home ≈ $37,613

  • $34K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $58K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

490people in this job
-17%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 4Arkansas metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay range in Little Rock

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,060 a year or less, while the top 10% make $58,040 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool operators in Little Rock earn between $38,360 and $48,050.

  • $34K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $58K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$45,590$3,799$21.92
Median$47,040$3,920$22.62
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,360$3,197$18.44
Experienced (75th percentile)$48,050$4,004$23.10

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary after taxes in Little Rock

On the average salary of $45,590, a single filer in Little Rock takes home about $37,613 a year, or $3,134 a month and $1,447 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Arkansas tax is estimated with the Department of Finance and Administration's 2026 withholding formula.

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

Prices in the Little Rock area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.4), so the average $45,590 buys what about $51,016 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Little Rock ($45,790). A typical home costs $231,039, or 5.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in other Arkansas cities

Little Rock ranks 4th of 4 Arkansas metro areas for this job; Fort Smith pays the most ($53,430).

All Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salaries in Arkansas

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 Little Rock: questions

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

$21.92 an hour on average, and $22.61 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,060 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,360, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $37,613 a year ($3,134 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $45,590. Arkansas tax is estimated with the Department of Finance and Administration's 2026 withholding formula.

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

The average here is 17% less 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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR (30780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.3%.
  • 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). Arkansas tax is estimated with the Department of Finance and Administration's 2026 withholding formula.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.26, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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