SOC 51-9161 · Erie, PA metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Salary in Erie, PA

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Erie, Pennsylvania is $50,430 a year ($24.24 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $47,210: half of the 310 people in this job in the Erie, PA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,845).

$50,430average per year

$24.24 / hourMedian $47,210Take-home ≈ $41,152

  • $38K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $58K75th
  • $67K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

310people in this job
-8%vs U.S. metro average
#13 of 15Pennsylvania metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay range in Erie

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,840 a year or less, while the top 10% make $66,960 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool operators in Erie earn between $40,420 and $58,130.

  • $38K10th
  • $40K25th
  • $47KMedian
  • $58K75th
  • $67K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$50,430$4,202$24.25
Median$47,210$3,934$22.70
Entry level (25th percentile)$40,420$3,368$19.43
Experienced (75th percentile)$58,130$4,844$27.95

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary after taxes in Erie

On the average salary of $50,430, a single filer in Erie takes home about $41,152 a year, or $3,429 a month and $1,583 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). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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

Prices in the Erie area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.0), so the average $50,430 buys what about $55,448 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Erie ($44,460). A typical home costs $224,109, or 4.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in other Pennsylvania cities

Erie ranks 13th of 15 Pennsylvania metro areas for this job; Pittsburgh pays the most ($59,870).

All Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salaries in Pennsylvania

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 Erie: questions

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

$24.24 an hour on average, and $22.70 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,840 a year and the 25th percentile is $40,420, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $41,152 a year ($3,429 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $50,430. Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.

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

The average here is 8% 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 Erie, PA (21500). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.3%.
  • 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). Local earned income taxes (for example Philadelphia's wage tax) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.32, this job is 2.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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