SOC 51-9162 · Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers Salary in Elkhart, IN

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool programmers in Elkhart, Indiana is $66,000 a year ($31.73 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $62,020: half of the 90 people in this job in the Elkhart-Goshen, IN metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($74,498).

$66,000average per year

$31.73 / hourMedian $62,020Take-home ≈ $51,961

  • $49K10th
  • $54K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $79K75th
  • $89K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

90people in this job
-11%vs U.S. metro average
#4 of 7Indiana metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers pay range in Elkhart

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,190 a year or less, while the top 10% make $88,890 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool programmers in Elkhart earn between $53,680 and $78,790.

  • $49K10th
  • $54K25th
  • $62KMedian
  • $79K75th
  • $89K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$66,000$5,500$31.73
Median$62,020$5,168$29.82
Entry level (25th percentile)$53,680$4,473$25.81
Experienced (75th percentile)$78,790$6,566$37.88

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salary after taxes in Elkhart

On the average salary of $66,000, a single filer in Elkhart takes home about $51,961 a year, or $4,330 a month and $1,998 every two weeks. Taxes take 21% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Elkhart's local income tax (2%).

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

Prices in the Elkhart area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.3), so the average $66,000 buys what about $73,069 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Elkhart ($48,070). A typical home costs $265,734, or 4.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salary in other Indiana cities

Elkhart ranks 4th of 7 Indiana metro areas for this job; Evansville pays the most ($70,310).

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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).

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salary in Elkhart: questions

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

$31.73 an hour on average, and $29.82 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,190 a year and the 25th percentile is $53,680, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $51,961 a year ($4,330 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $66,000. Includes Elkhart's local income tax (2%).

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

The average here is 11% less than 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 Elkhart-Goshen, IN (21140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.6%.
  • 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 state income tax (2025 rules). Includes Elkhart's local income tax (2%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 3.96, this job is 4.0 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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