SOC 51-9161 · Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Salary in Waterbury, CT

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Waterbury, Connecticut is $58,560 a year ($28.15 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $58,290: half of the 390 people in this job in the Waterbury-Shelton, CT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 7% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,845).

$58,560average per year

$28.15 / hourMedian $58,290Take-home ≈ $46,987

  • $40K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $67K75th
  • $75K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

390people in this job
+7%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 5Connecticut metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay range in Waterbury

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,130 a year or less, while the top 10% make $75,490 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool operators in Waterbury earn between $46,650 and $66,890.

  • $40K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $67K75th
  • $75K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$58,560$4,880$28.15
Median$58,290$4,858$28.02
Entry level (25th percentile)$46,650$3,888$22.43
Experienced (75th percentile)$66,890$5,574$32.16

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary after taxes in Waterbury

On the average salary of $58,560, a single filer in Waterbury takes home about $46,987 a year, or $3,916 a month and $1,807 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). Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

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

Prices in the Waterbury area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 99.8), so the average $58,560 buys what about $58,690 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Waterbury ($51,440). A typical home costs $290,800, or 5.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in other Connecticut cities

Waterbury ranks 4th of 5 Connecticut metro areas for this job; Bridgeport pays the most ($60,540).

All Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salaries in Connecticut

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 Waterbury: questions

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

$28.15 an hour on average, and $28.02 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,130 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,650, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $46,987 a year ($3,916 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $58,560. Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

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

The average here is 7% 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 Waterbury-Shelton, CT (47930). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Census median home value (Zillow does not cover this metro). 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). Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.24, this job is 2.2 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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