SOC 51-9161 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Salary in Dallas, TX

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Dallas, Texas is $50,510 a year ($24.29 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $47,990: half of the 3,150 people in this job in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 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).

$50,510average per year

$24.29 / hourMedian $47,990Take-home ≈ $42,765

  • $36K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $68K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

3,150people in this job
-8%vs U.S. metro average
#9 of 21Texas metros
103cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay range in Dallas

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,030 a year or less, while the top 10% make $68,330 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool operators in Dallas earn between $38,270 and $60,200.

  • $36K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $48KMedian
  • $60K75th
  • $68K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$50,510$4,209$24.28
Median$47,990$3,999$23.07
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,270$3,189$18.40
Experienced (75th percentile)$60,200$5,017$28.94

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary after taxes in Dallas

On the average salary of $50,510, a single filer in Dallas takes home about $42,765 a year, or $3,564 a month and $1,645 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 Dallas a good place for computer numerically controlled tool operators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Dallas area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.1), so the average $50,510 buys what about $48,996 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Dallas ($51,440). A typical home costs $366,823, or 7.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in other Texas cities

Dallas ranks 9th 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).

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary by city

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in Dallas: questions

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

$24.29 an hour on average, and $23.07 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,030 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,270, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $42,765 a year ($3,564 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $50,510. Texas has no state income tax.

Do computer numerically controlled tool operators earn more in Dallas 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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (19100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.6%.
  • 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 0.71, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.71).

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