SOC 51-9161 · Goldsboro, NC metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Salary in Goldsboro, NC

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Goldsboro, North Carolina is $44,770 a year ($21.52 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $38,980: half of the 40 people in this job in the Goldsboro, NC metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 18% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,845).

$44,770average per year

$21.52 / hourMedian $38,980Take-home ≈ $36,875

  • $32K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $53K75th
  • $63K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

40people in this job
-18%vs U.S. metro average
#9 of 9North Carolina metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay range in Goldsboro

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,140 a year or less, while the top 10% make $62,720 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool operators in Goldsboro earn between $38,620 and $53,000.

  • $32K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $53K75th
  • $63K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$44,770$3,731$21.52
Median$38,980$3,248$18.74
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,620$3,218$18.57
Experienced (75th percentile)$53,000$4,417$25.48

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary after taxes in Goldsboro

On the average salary of $44,770, a single filer in Goldsboro takes home about $36,875 a year, or $3,073 a month and $1,418 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 Goldsboro a good place for computer numerically controlled tool operators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Goldsboro area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.5), so the average $44,770 buys what about $50,609 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Goldsboro ($40,570). A typical home costs $188,523, or 4.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in other North Carolina cities

Goldsboro ranks 9th of 9 North Carolina metro areas for this job; Winston-Salem pays the most ($55,090).

All Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salaries in North Carolina

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 Goldsboro: questions

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

$21.52 an hour on average, and $18.74 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,140 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,620, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $36,875 a year ($3,073 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $44,770.

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

The average here is 18% 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 Goldsboro, NC (24140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.7%.
  • 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 0.88, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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