SOC 51-9161 · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Salary in Baltimore, MD

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Baltimore, Maryland is $54,300 a year ($26.11 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $52,040: half of the 690 people in this job in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,845).

$54,300average per year

$26.11 / hourMedian $52,040Take-home ≈ $43,442

  • $37K10th
  • $41K25th
  • $52KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $77K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

690people in this job
-1%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 2Maryland metros
104cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay range in Baltimore

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,510 a year or less, while the top 10% make $77,340 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool operators in Baltimore earn between $40,830 and $60,670.

  • $37K10th
  • $41K25th
  • $52KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $77K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$54,300$4,525$26.11
Median$52,040$4,337$25.02
Entry level (25th percentile)$40,830$3,402$19.63
Experienced (75th percentile)$60,670$5,056$29.17

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary after taxes in Baltimore

On the average salary of $54,300, a single filer in Baltimore takes home about $43,442 a year, or $3,620 a month and $1,671 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). Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.

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

Prices in the Baltimore area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 104.5), so the average $54,300 buys what about $51,968 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Baltimore ($59,070). A typical home costs $405,877, or 7.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in other Maryland cities

Baltimore ranks 2nd of 2 Maryland metro areas for this job; Hagerstown pays the most ($58,640).

All Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salaries in Maryland

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 Baltimore: questions

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

$26.11 an hour on average, and $25.02 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,510 a year and the 25th percentile is $40,830, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $43,442 a year ($3,620 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $54,300. Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (12580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.9%.
  • 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 (2025 rules). Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.47, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.47).

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