SOC 51-9162 · Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers Salary in Riverside, CA

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool programmers in Riverside, California is $76,340 a year ($36.70 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $70,230: half of the 270 people in this job in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($74,498).

$76,340average per year

$36.70 / hourMedian $70,230Take-home ≈ $59,500

  • $49K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $70KMedian
  • $90K75th
  • $119K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

270people in this job
+2%vs U.S. metro average
#6 of 7California metros
106cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers pay range in Riverside

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,290 a year or less, while the top 10% make $118,700 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool programmers in Riverside earn between $58,630 and $90,140.

  • $49K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $70KMedian
  • $90K75th
  • $119K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$76,340$6,362$36.70
Median$70,230$5,852$33.76
Entry level (25th percentile)$58,630$4,886$28.19
Experienced (75th percentile)$90,140$7,512$43.34

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salary after taxes in Riverside

On the average salary of $76,340, a single filer in Riverside takes home about $59,500 a year, or $4,958 a month and $2,288 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

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

Prices in the Riverside area are 6% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 106.4), so the average $76,340 buys what about $71,720 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Riverside ($48,400). A typical home costs $585,378, or 7.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salary in other California cities

Riverside ranks 6th of 7 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($100,860).

All Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salaries in California

Highest-paying cities for computer numerically controlled tool programmers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($100,860).

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salary by city

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salary in Riverside: questions

How much do computer numerically controlled tool programmers make an hour in Riverside?

$36.70 an hour on average, and $33.76 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level computer numerically controlled tool programmers salary in Riverside?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,290 a year and the 25th percentile is $58,630, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the computer numerically controlled tool programmers take-home pay in Riverside?

About $59,500 a year ($4,958 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $76,340. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.

Do computer numerically controlled tool programmers earn more in Riverside than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($74,498).

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 51-9162; area Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (40140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.2%.
  • 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). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.86, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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