SOC 51-9161 · Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Salary in Kingsport, TN

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Kingsport, Tennessee is $50,670 a year ($24.36 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $48,620: half of the 80 people in this job in the Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA 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).

$50,670average per year

$24.36 / hourMedian $48,620Take-home ≈ $42,893

  • $37K10th
  • $43K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $57K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

80people in this job
-8%vs U.S. metro average
#6 of 10Tennessee metros
86cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay range in Kingsport

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,440 a year or less, while the top 10% make $60,090 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool operators in Kingsport earn between $42,780 and $57,360.

  • $37K10th
  • $43K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $57K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$50,670$4,222$24.36
Median$48,620$4,052$23.38
Entry level (25th percentile)$42,780$3,565$20.57
Experienced (75th percentile)$57,360$4,780$27.58

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary after taxes in Kingsport

On the average salary of $50,670, a single filer in Kingsport takes home about $42,893 a year, or $3,574 a month and $1,650 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

The Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in TN$42,893$3,574
Working in VA$40,794$3,399

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

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

Prices in the Kingsport area are 14% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 86.4), so the average $50,670 buys what about $58,614 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Kingsport ($45,240). A typical home costs $246,242, or 4.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in other Tennessee cities

Kingsport ranks 6th 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 Kingsport: questions

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

$24.36 an hour on average, and $23.37 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,440 a year and the 25th percentile is $42,780, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $42,893 a year ($3,574 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $50,670. Tennessee has no state income tax.

Do computer numerically controlled tool operators earn more in Kingsport 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 Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA (28700). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.8%.
  • 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 0.59, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.59).

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