SOC 51-9162 · Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers Salary in Grand Rapids, MI

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool programmers in Grand Rapids, Michigan is $68,540 a year ($32.95 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $63,560: half of the 480 people in this job in the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($74,498).

$68,540average per year

$32.95 / hourMedian $63,560Take-home ≈ $53,440

  • $50K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $76K75th
  • $92K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

480people in this job
-8%vs U.S. metro average
#5 of 10Michigan metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers pay range in Grand Rapids

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,890 a year or less, while the top 10% make $91,910 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool programmers in Grand Rapids earn between $58,510 and $76,300.

  • $50K10th
  • $59K25th
  • $64KMedian
  • $76K75th
  • $92K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$68,540$5,712$32.95
Median$63,560$5,297$30.56
Entry level (25th percentile)$58,510$4,876$28.13
Experienced (75th percentile)$76,300$6,358$36.68

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salary after taxes in Grand Rapids

On the average salary of $68,540, a single filer in Grand Rapids takes home about $53,440 a year, or $4,453 a month and $2,055 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). Includes Grand Rapids's local income tax (1.5%).

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

Prices in the Grand Rapids area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.5), so the average $68,540 buys what about $71,735 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Grand Rapids ($47,570). A typical home costs $359,923, or 5.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salary in other Michigan cities

Grand Rapids ranks 5th of 10 Michigan metro areas for this job; Traverse City pays the most ($73,460).

All Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salaries in Michigan

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 Grand Rapids: questions

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

$32.95 an hour on average, and $30.56 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $49,890 a year and the 25th percentile is $58,510, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $53,440 a year ($4,453 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $68,540. Includes Grand Rapids's local income tax (1.5%).

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

The average here is 8% 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 Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI (24340). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.8%.
  • 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). Includes Grand Rapids's local income tax (1.5%).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 4.39, this job is 4.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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