SOC 51-9161 · Bozeman, MT metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Salary in Bozeman, MT

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Bozeman, Montana is $53,580 a year ($25.76 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $51,000: half of the 70 people in this job in the Bozeman, MT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($54,320).

$53,580average per year

$25.76 / hourMedian $51,000Take-home ≈ $43,470

  • $42K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $68K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

70people in this job
-1%vs U.S. average
#2 of 3Montana metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay range in Bozeman

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $41,970 a year or less, while the top 10% make $68,400 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool operators in Bozeman earn between $47,360 and $59,690.

  • $42K10th
  • $47K25th
  • $51KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $68K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$53,580$4,465$25.76
Median$51,000$4,250$24.52
Entry level (25th percentile)$47,360$3,947$22.77
Experienced (75th percentile)$59,690$4,974$28.70

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay in Bozeman vs. Montana and the U.S.

Computer numerically controlled tool operators in Bozeman earn about the same as the Montana average ($53,620) and about the same as the U.S. average ($54,320). At the median the gap is +1% against the U.S. median of $50,690.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Bozeman$53,580$51,000$41,970$68,40070
Montana$53,620$51,880$39,040$68,880240
United States$54,320$50,690$38,140$73,890169,450

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary after taxes in Bozeman

On the average salary of $53,580, a single filer in Bozeman takes home about $43,470 a year, or $3,622 a month and $1,672 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 (2026 rules).

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

Prices in the Bozeman area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.5), so the average $53,580 buys what about $52,268 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Bozeman ($54,830). A typical home costs $705,739, or 13.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in other Montana cities

Bozeman ranks 2nd of 3 Montana metro areas for this job; Billings pays the most ($58,490).

All Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salaries in Montana

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 Bozeman: questions

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

$25.76 an hour on average, and $24.52 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $41,970 a year and the 25th percentile is $47,360, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $43,470 a year ($3,622 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $53,580.

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

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($54,320).

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 Bozeman, MT (14580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.3%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • 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 0.93, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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