SOC 51-9161 · Grand Island, NE metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Salary in Grand Island, NE

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Grand Island, Nebraska is $57,280 a year ($27.54 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $57,040: half of the 60 people in this job in the Grand Island, NE metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% more than the U.S. average for this job ($54,320).

$57,280average per year

$27.54 / hourMedian $57,040Take-home ≈ $46,478

  • $47K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $57KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $75K90th

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

60people in this job
+5%vs U.S. average
#1 of 3Nebraska metros
87cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay range in Grand Island

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,640 a year or less, while the top 10% make $75,050 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool operators in Grand Island earn between $51,540 and $61,340.

  • $47K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $57KMedian
  • $61K75th
  • $75K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$57,280$4,773$27.54
Median$57,040$4,753$27.42
Entry level (25th percentile)$51,540$4,295$24.78
Experienced (75th percentile)$61,340$5,112$29.49

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay in Grand Island vs. Nebraska and the U.S.

Computer numerically controlled tool operators in Grand Island earn 12% more than the Nebraska average ($51,300) and 5% more than the U.S. average ($54,320). At the median the gap is +13% against the U.S. median of $50,690.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Grand Island$57,280$57,040$46,640$75,05060
Nebraska$51,300$49,360$37,950$63,070830
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 Grand Island

On the average salary of $57,280, a single filer in Grand Island takes home about $46,478 a year, or $3,873 a month and $1,788 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 Grand Island a good place for computer numerically controlled tool operators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Grand Island area are 13% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 86.7), so the average $57,280 buys what about $66,100 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Grand Island ($49,410). A typical home costs $260,422, or 4.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in other Nebraska cities

Grand Island ranks 1st of 3 Nebraska metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salaries in Nebraska

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 Grand Island: questions

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

$27.54 an hour on average, and $27.42 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,640 a year and the 25th percentile is $51,540, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $46,478 a year ($3,873 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $57,280.

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

The average here is 5% more than 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 Grand Island, NE (24260). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.3%.
  • 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 1.48, this job is 1.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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