SOC 51-9161 · Lynchburg, VA metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Salary in Lynchburg, VA

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Lynchburg, Virginia is $54,090 a year ($26.00 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $54,920: half of the 160 people in this job in the Lynchburg, VA 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).

$54,090average per year

$26.00 / hourMedian $54,920Take-home ≈ $43,345

  • $37K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $55KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $72K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

160people in this job
-1%vs U.S. metro average
#3 of 7Virginia metros
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay range in Lynchburg

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,160 a year or less, while the top 10% make $72,500 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool operators in Lynchburg earn between $43,860 and $63,710.

  • $37K10th
  • $44K25th
  • $55KMedian
  • $64K75th
  • $72K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$54,090$4,508$26.00
Median$54,920$4,577$26.40
Entry level (25th percentile)$43,860$3,655$21.09
Experienced (75th percentile)$63,710$5,309$30.63

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary after taxes in Lynchburg

On the average salary of $54,090, a single filer in Lynchburg takes home about $43,345 a year, or $3,612 a month and $1,667 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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

Prices in the Lynchburg area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 89.4), so the average $54,090 buys what about $60,528 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Lynchburg ($46,190). A typical home costs $291,459, or 5.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in other Virginia cities

Lynchburg ranks 3rd of 7 Virginia metro areas for this job; Virginia Beach pays the most ($56,370).

All Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salaries in Virginia

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 Lynchburg: questions

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

$26.00 an hour on average, and $26.40 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,160 a year and the 25th percentile is $43,860, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $43,345 a year ($3,612 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $54,090.

Do computer numerically controlled tool operators earn more in Lynchburg 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 Lynchburg, VA (31340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.3%.
  • 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 state income tax (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.51, this job is 1.5 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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