SOC 51-9161 · Amarillo, TX metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Salary in Amarillo, TX

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Amarillo, Texas is $54,010 a year ($25.96 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $59,070: half of the 190 people in this job in the Amarillo, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($54,845).

$54,010average per year

$25.96 / hourMedian $59,070Take-home ≈ $45,577

  • $39K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $74K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

190people in this job
-2%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 21Texas metros
92cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay range in Amarillo

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,900 a year or less, while the top 10% make $73,850 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool operators in Amarillo earn between $45,440 and $59,070.

  • $39K10th
  • $45K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $59K75th
  • $74K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$54,010$4,501$25.97
Median$59,070$4,922$28.40
Entry level (25th percentile)$45,440$3,787$21.85
Experienced (75th percentile)$59,070$4,922$28.40

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary after taxes in Amarillo

On the average salary of $54,010, a single filer in Amarillo takes home about $45,577 a year, or $3,798 a month and $1,753 every two weeks. Taxes take 16% 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 Amarillo a good place for computer numerically controlled tool operators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Amarillo area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.8), so the average $54,010 buys what about $58,822 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Amarillo ($44,580). A typical home costs $219,904, or 4.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in other Texas cities

Amarillo ranks 1st of 21 Texas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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 Amarillo: questions

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

$25.96 an hour on average, and $28.40 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,900 a year and the 25th percentile is $45,440, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $45,577 a year ($3,798 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $54,010. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Amarillo, TX (11100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.7%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.40, this job is 1.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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