SOC 51-9161 · Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Salary in Augusta, GA

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Augusta, Georgia is $54,710 a year ($26.30 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $58,050: half of the 110 people in this job in the Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,845).

$54,710average per year

$26.30 / hourMedian $58,050Take-home ≈ $44,158

  • $37K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $66K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

110people in this job
-0%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 9Georgia metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay range in Augusta

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,510 a year or less, while the top 10% make $66,300 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool operators in Augusta earn between $46,590 and $64,290.

  • $37K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $58KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $66K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$54,710$4,559$26.30
Median$58,050$4,838$27.91
Entry level (25th percentile)$46,590$3,882$22.40
Experienced (75th percentile)$64,290$5,358$30.91

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary after taxes in Augusta

On the average salary of $54,710, a single filer in Augusta takes home about $44,158 a year, or $3,680 a month and $1,698 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

The Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in SC$44,828$3,736
Working in GA$44,158$3,680

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Augusta area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.9), so the average $54,710 buys what about $59,530 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Augusta ($45,990). A typical home costs $253,524, or 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in other Georgia cities

Augusta ranks 2nd of 9 Georgia metro areas for this job; Savannah pays the most ($57,620).

All Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salaries in Georgia

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 Augusta: questions

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

$26.30 an hour on average, and $27.91 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,510 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,590, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $44,158 a year ($3,680 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $54,710.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC (12260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.3%.
  • 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 state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.44, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.44).

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