SOC 51-9161 · Abilene, TX metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Salary in Abilene, TX

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Abilene, Texas is $46,760 a year ($22.48 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $44,870: half of the 90 people in this job in the Abilene, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 15% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,845).

$46,760average per year

$22.48 / hourMedian $44,870Take-home ≈ $39,752

  • $40K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

90people in this job
-15%vs U.S. metro average
#14 of 21Texas metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay range in Abilene

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,630 a year or less, while the top 10% make $60,310 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool operators in Abilene earn between $41,990 and $52,190.

  • $40K10th
  • $42K25th
  • $45KMedian
  • $52K75th
  • $60K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$46,760$3,897$22.48
Median$44,870$3,739$21.57
Entry level (25th percentile)$41,990$3,499$20.19
Experienced (75th percentile)$52,190$4,349$25.09

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary after taxes in Abilene

On the average salary of $46,760, a single filer in Abilene takes home about $39,752 a year, or $3,313 a month and $1,529 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 Abilene a good place for computer numerically controlled tool operators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Abilene area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.4), so the average $46,760 buys what about $51,746 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Abilene ($44,340). A typical home costs $217,009, or 4.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in other Texas cities

Abilene ranks 14th of 21 Texas metro areas for this job; Amarillo pays the most ($54,010).

All Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salaries in Texas

Highest-paying cities for computer numerically controlled tool operators

Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($103,460).

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in Abilene: questions

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

$22.48 an hour on average, and $21.57 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $39,630 a year and the 25th percentile is $41,990, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $39,752 a year ($3,313 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $46,760. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 15% 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 Abilene, TX (10180). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.6%.
  • 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 1.04, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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