SOC 51-9161 · Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Salary in Tampa, FL

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Tampa, Florida is $45,880 a year ($22.06 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $45,570: half of the 980 people in this job in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 16% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,845).

$45,880average per year

$22.06 / hourMedian $45,570Take-home ≈ $39,045

  • $36K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $55K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

980people in this job
-16%vs U.S. metro average
#11 of 14Florida metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay range in Tampa

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,390 a year or less, while the top 10% make $55,300 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool operators in Tampa earn between $41,900 and $48,580.

  • $36K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $55K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$45,880$3,823$22.06
Median$45,570$3,798$21.91
Entry level (25th percentile)$41,900$3,492$20.14
Experienced (75th percentile)$48,580$4,048$23.36

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary after taxes in Tampa

On the average salary of $45,880, a single filer in Tampa takes home about $39,045 a year, or $3,254 a month and $1,502 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 Tampa a good place for computer numerically controlled tool operators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Tampa area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.9), so the average $45,880 buys what about $45,475 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Tampa ($48,940). A typical home costs $360,738, or 7.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in other Florida cities

Tampa ranks 11th 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 Tampa: questions

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

$22.06 an hour on average, and $21.91 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,390 a year and the 25th percentile is $41,900, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $39,045 a year ($3,254 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $45,880. Florida has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 16% 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 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (45300). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.4%.
  • 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 0.62, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.62).

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