SOC 51-9161 · Trenton-Princeton, NJ metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Salary in Trenton, NJ

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Trenton, New Jersey is $55,700 a year ($26.78 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $53,680: half of the 50 people in this job in the Trenton-Princeton, NJ 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).

$55,700average per year

$26.78 / hourMedian $53,680Take-home ≈ $45,405

  • $38K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $54KMedian
  • $65K75th
  • $70K90th

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

50people in this job
+3%vs U.S. average
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay range in Trenton

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,640 a year or less, while the top 10% make $69,570 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool operators in Trenton earn between $44,990 and $65,110.

  • $38K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $54KMedian
  • $65K75th
  • $70K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$55,700$4,642$26.78
Median$53,680$4,473$25.81
Entry level (25th percentile)$44,990$3,749$21.63
Experienced (75th percentile)$65,110$5,426$31.30

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay in Trenton vs. New Jersey and the U.S.

Computer numerically controlled tool operators in Trenton earn about the same as the New Jersey average ($55,070) and about the same as the U.S. average ($54,320). At the median the gap is +6% against the U.S. median of $50,690.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Trenton$55,700$53,680$37,640$69,57050
New Jersey$55,070$54,100$35,430$75,2301,770
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 Trenton

On the average salary of $55,700, a single filer in Trenton takes home about $45,405 a year, or $3,784 a month and $1,746 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 (2025 rules). New Jersey's employee unemployment, disability and family-leave contributions are not included.

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

Prices in the Trenton area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.2), so the average $55,700 buys what about $53,983 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Trenton ($63,490). A typical home costs $446,377, or 8.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in nearby metro areas

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 Trenton: questions

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

$26.78 an hour on average, and $25.81 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,640 a year and the 25th percentile is $44,990, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $45,405 a year ($3,784 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $55,700. New Jersey's employee unemployment, disability and family-leave contributions are not included.

Do computer numerically controlled tool operators earn more in Trenton 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 Trenton-Princeton, NJ (45940). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.2%.
  • 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 (2025 rules). New Jersey's employee unemployment, disability and family-leave contributions are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.18, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.18).

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