SOC 51-9161 · Decatur, IL metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Salary in Decatur, IL

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Decatur, Illinois is $53,110 a year ($25.54 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $56,690: half of the 30 people in this job in the Decatur, IL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 3% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,845).

$53,110average per year

$25.54 / hourMedian $56,690Take-home ≈ $42,366

  • $35K10th
  • $55K25th
  • $57KMedian
  • $57K75th
  • $57K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

30people in this job
-3%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 7Illinois metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay range in Decatur

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,670 a year or less, while the top 10% make $56,690 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool operators in Decatur earn between $55,320 and $56,690.

  • $35K10th
  • $55K25th
  • $57KMedian
  • $57K75th
  • $57K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$53,110$4,426$25.53
Median$56,690$4,724$27.25
Entry level (25th percentile)$55,320$4,610$26.60
Experienced (75th percentile)$56,690$4,724$27.25

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary after taxes in Decatur

On the average salary of $53,110, a single filer in Decatur takes home about $42,366 a year, or $3,531 a month and $1,629 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Decatur area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.4), so the average $53,110 buys what about $60,064 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Decatur ($51,290). A typical home costs $126,931, or 2.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in other Illinois cities

Decatur ranks 2nd of 7 Illinois metro areas for this job; Bloomington pays the most ($53,160).

All Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salaries in Illinois

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 Decatur: questions

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

$25.54 an hour on average, and $27.25 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,670 a year and the 25th percentile is $55,320, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $42,366 a year ($3,531 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $53,110.

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

The average here is 3% 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 Decatur, IL (19500). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.5%.
  • 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 (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.64, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.64).

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