SOC 51-9161 · Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Salary in Palm Bay, FL

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Palm Bay, Florida is $49,010 a year ($23.56 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $50,260: half of the 200 people in this job in the Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,845).

$49,010average per year

$23.56 / hourMedian $50,260Take-home ≈ $41,560

  • $36K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $53K75th
  • $64K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

200people in this job
-11%vs U.S. metro average
#6 of 14Florida metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay range in Palm Bay

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,180 a year or less, while the top 10% make $64,360 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool operators in Palm Bay earn between $39,530 and $53,340.

  • $36K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $53K75th
  • $64K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$49,010$4,084$23.56
Median$50,260$4,188$24.16
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,530$3,294$19.00
Experienced (75th percentile)$53,340$4,445$25.64

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary after taxes in Palm Bay

On the average salary of $49,010, a single filer in Palm Bay takes home about $41,560 a year, or $3,463 a month and $1,598 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 Palm Bay a good place for computer numerically controlled tool operators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Palm Bay area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.0), so the average $49,010 buys what about $49,008 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Palm Bay ($49,030). A typical home costs $344,841, or 7.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in other Florida cities

Palm Bay ranks 6th 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 Palm Bay: questions

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

$23.56 an hour on average, and $24.16 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,180 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,530, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $41,560 a year ($3,463 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $49,010. Florida has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 11% 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL (37340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.8%.
  • 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 0.76, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.76).

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