SOC 51-9161 · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Salary in San Francisco, CA

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool operators in San Francisco, California is $61,520 a year ($29.58 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $59,600: half of the 1,930 people in this job in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 12% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,845).

$61,520average per year

$29.58 / hourMedian $59,600Take-home ≈ $49,728

  • $45K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $72K75th
  • $83K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

1,930people in this job
+12%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 20California metros
116cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay range in San Francisco

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,330 a year or less, while the top 10% make $82,960 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool operators in San Francisco earn between $47,000 and $72,190.

  • $45K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $60KMedian
  • $72K75th
  • $83K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$61,520$5,127$29.58
Median$59,600$4,967$28.65
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,000$3,917$22.60
Experienced (75th percentile)$72,190$6,016$34.71

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary after taxes in San Francisco

On the average salary of $61,520, a single filer in San Francisco takes home about $49,728 a year, or $4,144 a month and $1,913 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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

Prices in the San Francisco area are 16% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 115.6), so the average $61,520 buys what about $53,212 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in San Francisco ($74,260). A typical home costs $1,149,215, or 18.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in other California cities

San Francisco ranks 2nd of 20 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($62,620).

All Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salaries in California

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 San Francisco: questions

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

$29.58 an hour on average, and $28.65 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,330 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,000, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $49,728 a year ($4,144 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $61,520. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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

The average here is 12% 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 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA (41860). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.5%.
  • 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 (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.75, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.75).

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