SOC 51-9161 · Terre Haute, IN metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Salary in Terre Haute, IN

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Terre Haute, Indiana is $46,000 a year ($22.12 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $44,820: half of the 230 people in this job in the Terre Haute, IN 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).

$46,000average per year

$22.12 / hourMedian $44,820Take-home ≈ $36,891

  • $36K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $50K75th
  • $58K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

230people in this job
-16%vs U.S. metro average
#11 of 12Indiana metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay range in Terre Haute

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,100 a year or less, while the top 10% make $58,490 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool operators in Terre Haute earn between $39,340 and $49,650.

  • $36K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $50K75th
  • $58K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$46,000$3,833$22.12
Median$44,820$3,735$21.55
Entry level (25th percentile)$39,340$3,278$18.91
Experienced (75th percentile)$49,650$4,138$23.87

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary after taxes in Terre Haute

On the average salary of $46,000, a single filer in Terre Haute takes home about $36,891 a year, or $3,074 a month and $1,419 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). Includes Terre Haute's local income tax (2%).

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

Prices in the Terre Haute area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 87.8), so the average $46,000 buys what about $52,394 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Terre Haute ($44,870). A typical home costs $167,654, or 3.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in other Indiana cities

Terre Haute ranks 11th 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 Terre Haute: questions

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

$22.12 an hour on average, and $21.55 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,100 a year and the 25th percentile is $39,340, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $36,891 a year ($3,074 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $46,000. Includes Terre Haute's local income tax (2%).

Do computer numerically controlled tool operators earn more in Terre Haute 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 Terre Haute, IN (45460). 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). Includes Terre Haute's local income tax (2%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 3.22, this job is 3.2 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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