SOC 51-9162 · Wichita, KS metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers Salary in Wichita, KS

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool programmers in Wichita, Kansas is $93,360 a year ($44.89 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $99,790: half of the 390 people in this job in the Wichita, KS metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 25% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($74,498).

$93,360average per year

$44.89 / hourMedian $99,790Take-home ≈ $70,099

  • $60K10th
  • $65K25th
  • $100KMedian
  • $106K75th
  • $130K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

390people in this job
+25%vs U.S. metro average
89cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers pay range in Wichita

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $59,540 a year or less, while the top 10% make $130,110 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool programmers in Wichita earn between $64,990 and $105,770.

  • $60K10th
  • $65K25th
  • $100KMedian
  • $106K75th
  • $130K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$93,360$7,780$44.88
Median$99,790$8,316$47.98
Entry level (25th percentile)$64,990$5,416$31.25
Experienced (75th percentile)$105,770$8,814$50.85

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salary after taxes in Wichita

On the average salary of $93,360, a single filer in Wichita takes home about $70,099 a year, or $5,842 a month and $2,696 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Wichita area are 11% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.9), so the average $93,360 buys what about $104,963 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 2.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Wichita ($47,630). A typical home costs $225,557, or 2.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salary in Wichita: questions

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

$44.89 an hour on average, and $47.97 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $59,540 a year and the 25th percentile is $64,990, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $70,099 a year ($5,842 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $93,360.

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

The average here is 25% more 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 Wichita, KS (48620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.8%.
  • 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 (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 6.93, this job is 6.9 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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