SOC 51-9161 · Cleveland, TN metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Salary in Cleveland, TN

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Cleveland, Tennessee is $48,670 a year ($23.40 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $48,080: half of the 80 people in this job in the Cleveland, TN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% less than the U.S. average for this job ($54,320).

$48,670average per year

$23.40 / hourMedian $48,080Take-home ≈ $41,286

  • $40K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $56K90th

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

80people in this job
-10%vs U.S. average
#9 of 10Tennessee metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay range in Cleveland

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,880 a year or less, while the top 10% make $56,380 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool operators in Cleveland earn between $48,080 and $48,080.

  • $40K10th
  • $48K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $48K75th
  • $56K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$48,670$4,056$23.40
Median$48,080$4,007$23.12
Entry level (25th percentile)$48,080$4,007$23.12
Experienced (75th percentile)$48,080$4,007$23.12

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay in Cleveland vs. Tennessee and the U.S.

Computer numerically controlled tool operators in Cleveland earn 8% less than the Tennessee average ($52,840) and 10% less than the U.S. average ($54,320). At the median the gap is -5% against the U.S. median of $50,690.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Cleveland$48,670$48,080$39,880$56,38080
Tennessee$52,840$49,980$38,000$64,6201,980
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 Cleveland

On the average salary of $48,670, a single filer in Cleveland takes home about $41,286 a year, or $3,441 a month and $1,588 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Cleveland area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.1), so the average $48,670 buys what about $55,257 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Cleveland ($40,230). A typical home costs $312,380, or 6.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in other Tennessee cities

Cleveland ranks 9th of 10 Tennessee metro areas for this job; Memphis pays the most ($58,790).

All Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salaries in Tennessee

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 Cleveland: questions

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

$23.40 an hour on average, and $23.11 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,880 a year and the 25th percentile is $48,080, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $41,286 a year ($3,441 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $48,670. Tennessee has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 10% less 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 Cleveland, TN (17420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.3%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.76, this job is 1.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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