SOC 51-9162 · Bowling Green, KY metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers Salary in Bowling Green, KY

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool programmers in Bowling Green, Kentucky is $71,390 a year ($34.32 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $58,800: half of the 30 people in this job in the Bowling Green, KY metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($74,498).

$71,390average per year

$34.32 / hourMedian $58,800Take-home ≈ $55,244

  • $56K10th
  • $58K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $86K75th
  • $87K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

30people in this job
-4%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 2Kentucky metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers pay range in Bowling Green

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $56,230 a year or less, while the top 10% make $86,760 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool programmers in Bowling Green earn between $57,960 and $86,330.

  • $56K10th
  • $58K25th
  • $59KMedian
  • $86K75th
  • $87K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$71,390$5,949$34.32
Median$58,800$4,900$28.27
Entry level (25th percentile)$57,960$4,830$27.87
Experienced (75th percentile)$86,330$7,194$41.50

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salary after taxes in Bowling Green

On the average salary of $71,390, a single filer in Bowling Green takes home about $55,244 a year, or $4,604 a month and $2,125 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

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

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

Prices in the Bowling Green area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.2), so the average $71,390 buys what about $79,165 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Bowling Green ($45,040). A typical home costs $267,047, or 3.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salary in other Kentucky cities

Bowling Green ranks 1st of 2 Kentucky metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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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 Bowling Green: questions

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

$34.32 an hour on average, and $28.27 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $56,230 a year and the 25th percentile is $57,960, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $55,244 a year ($4,604 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $71,390. Includes Bowling Green's local income tax (2%).

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

The average here is 4% 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 Bowling Green, KY (14540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.1%.
  • 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). Includes Bowling Green's local income tax (2%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.09, this job is 2.1 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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