SOC 51-9161 · Baton Rouge, LA metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Salary in Baton Rouge, LA

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is $52,690 a year ($25.33 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,100: half of the 110 people in this job in the Baton Rouge, LA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,845).

$52,690average per year

$25.33 / hourMedian $49,100Take-home ≈ $43,322

  • $38K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $68K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

110people in this job
-4%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 5Louisiana metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay range in Baton Rouge

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,330 a year or less, while the top 10% make $68,310 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool operators in Baton Rouge earn between $44,720 and $61,880.

  • $38K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $62K75th
  • $68K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$52,690$4,391$25.33
Median$49,100$4,092$23.61
Entry level (25th percentile)$44,720$3,727$21.50
Experienced (75th percentile)$61,880$5,157$29.75

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary after taxes in Baton Rouge

On the average salary of $52,690, a single filer in Baton Rouge takes home about $43,322 a year, or $3,610 a month and $1,666 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Baton Rouge area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.8), so the average $52,690 buys what about $58,041 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Baton Rouge ($48,710). A typical home costs $248,176, or 4.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in other Louisiana cities

Baton Rouge ranks 2nd of 5 Louisiana metro areas for this job; New Orleans pays the most ($56,480).

All Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salaries in Louisiana

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 Baton Rouge: questions

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

$25.33 an hour on average, and $23.61 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,330 a year and the 25th percentile is $44,720, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $43,322 a year ($3,610 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $52,690.

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

The average here is 4% 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 Baton Rouge, LA (12940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.8%.
  • 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 0.25, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.25).

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