SOC 51-9161 · Lewiston, ID-WA metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Salary in Lewiston, ID

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Lewiston, Idaho is $57,600 a year ($27.69 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $62,000: half of the 50 people in this job in the Lewiston, ID-WA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,845).

$57,600average per year

$27.69 / hourMedian $62,000Take-home ≈ $46,517

  • $46K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $77K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

50people in this job
+5%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 3Idaho metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay range in Lewiston

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,710 a year or less, while the top 10% make $77,340 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool operators in Lewiston earn between $46,460 and $62,880.

  • $46K10th
  • $46K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $77K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$57,600$4,800$27.69
Median$62,000$5,167$29.81
Entry level (25th percentile)$46,460$3,872$22.34
Experienced (75th percentile)$62,880$5,240$30.23

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary after taxes in Lewiston

On the average salary of $57,600, a single filer in Lewiston takes home about $46,517 a year, or $3,876 a month and $1,789 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

The Lewiston, ID-WA metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in WA$48,462$4,038
Working in ID$46,517$3,876

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).

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

Prices in the Lewiston area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.2), so the average $57,600 buys what about $63,186 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Lewiston ($48,300). A typical home costs $376,787, or 6.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in other Idaho cities

Lewiston ranks 2nd of 3 Idaho metro areas for this job; Boise pays the most ($60,700).

All Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salaries in Idaho

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 Lewiston: questions

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

$27.69 an hour on average, and $29.81 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,710 a year and the 25th percentile is $46,460, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $46,517 a year ($3,876 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $57,600. Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).

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

The average here is 5% 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 Lewiston, ID-WA (30300). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.9%.
  • 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). Idaho's zero bracket uses the latest published amount ($4,811, 2025).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.75, this job is 1.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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