SOC 51-9161 · Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Salary in Staunton, VA

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Staunton, Virginia is $56,010 a year ($26.93 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,600: half of the 70 people in this job in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft, 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).

$56,010average per year

$26.93 / hourMedian $49,600Take-home ≈ $44,778

  • $49K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $63K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

70people in this job
+2%vs U.S. metro average
#2 of 7Virginia metros
91cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay range in Staunton

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,920 a year or less, while the top 10% make $63,440 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool operators in Staunton earn between $49,600 and $63,440.

  • $49K10th
  • $50K25th
  • $50KMedian
  • $63K75th
  • $63K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$56,010$4,668$26.93
Median$49,600$4,133$23.85
Entry level (25th percentile)$49,600$4,133$23.85
Experienced (75th percentile)$63,440$5,287$30.50

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary after taxes in Staunton

On the average salary of $56,010, a single filer in Staunton takes home about $44,778 a year, or $3,731 a month and $1,722 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 Staunton a good place for computer numerically controlled tool operators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Staunton area are 9% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.1), so the average $56,010 buys what about $61,463 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Staunton ($48,040). A typical home costs $334,927, or 6.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in other Virginia cities

Staunton ranks 2nd 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 Staunton: questions

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

$26.93 an hour on average, and $23.85 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $48,920 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,600, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $44,778 a year ($3,731 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $56,010.

Do computer numerically controlled tool operators earn more in Staunton 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 Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA (44420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.8%.
  • 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 state income tax (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.17, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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