SOC 51-9161 · Evansville, IN metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Salary in Evansville, IN

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Evansville, Indiana is $46,580 a year ($22.40 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $45,040: half of the 140 people in this job in the Evansville, IN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 15% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,845).

$46,580average per year

$22.40 / hourMedian $45,040Take-home ≈ $37,670

  • $36K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $58K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

140people in this job
-15%vs U.S. metro average
#10 of 12Indiana metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay range in Evansville

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,820 a year or less, while the top 10% make $58,410 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool operators in Evansville earn between $41,830 and $48,980.

  • $36K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $58K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$46,580$3,882$22.39
Median$45,040$3,753$21.65
Entry level (25th percentile)$41,830$3,486$20.11
Experienced (75th percentile)$48,980$4,082$23.55

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary after taxes in Evansville

On the average salary of $46,580, a single filer in Evansville takes home about $37,670 a year, or $3,139 a month and $1,449 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Evansville's local income tax (1.25%).

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

Prices in the Evansville area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.5), so the average $46,580 buys what about $50,892 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Evansville ($46,540). A typical home costs $226,753, or 4.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in other Indiana cities

Evansville ranks 10th of 12 Indiana metro areas for this job; Lafayette pays the most ($59,310).

All Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salaries in Indiana

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 Evansville: questions

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

$22.40 an hour on average, and $21.65 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,820 a year and the 25th percentile is $41,830, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $37,670 a year ($3,139 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $46,580. Includes Evansville's local income tax (1.25%).

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

The average here is 15% 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 Evansville, IN (21780). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.3%.
  • 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 (2025 rules). Includes Evansville's local income tax (1.25%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.96, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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