SOC 51-9161 · Gainesville, FL metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Salary in Gainesville, FL

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Gainesville, Florida is $47,100 a year ($22.64 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,900: half of the 50 people in this job in the Gainesville, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 14% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,845).

$47,100average per year

$22.64 / hourMedian $46,900Take-home ≈ $40,025

  • $37K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $56K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

50people in this job
-14%vs U.S. metro average
#7 of 14Florida metros
97cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay range in Gainesville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,160 a year or less, while the top 10% make $59,520 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool operators in Gainesville earn between $40,480 and $56,100.

  • $37K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $56K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$47,100$3,925$22.64
Median$46,900$3,908$22.55
Entry level (25th percentile)$40,480$3,373$19.46
Experienced (75th percentile)$56,100$4,675$26.97

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary after taxes in Gainesville

On the average salary of $47,100, a single filer in Gainesville takes home about $40,025 a year, or $3,335 a month and $1,539 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Gainesville area are 3% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 96.7), so the average $47,100 buys what about $48,691 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Gainesville ($47,020). A typical home costs $306,605, or 6.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in other Florida cities

Gainesville ranks 7th of 14 Florida metro areas for this job; Crestview pays the most ($52,010).

All Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salaries in Florida

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 Gainesville: questions

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

$22.64 an hour on average, and $22.55 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,160 a year and the 25th percentile is $40,480, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $40,025 a year ($3,335 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $47,100. Florida has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 14% 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 Gainesville, FL (23540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.3%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.30, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.30).

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