SOC 51-9162 · Traverse City, MI metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers Salary in Traverse City, MI

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool programmers in Traverse City, Michigan is $73,460 a year ($35.32 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $66,780: half of the 40 people in this job in the Traverse City, MI 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).

$73,460average per year

$35.32 / hourMedian $66,780Take-home ≈ $57,634

  • $60K10th
  • $64K25th
  • $67KMedian
  • $76K75th
  • $106K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

40people in this job
-1%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 10Michigan metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers pay range in Traverse City

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $60,260 a year or less, while the top 10% make $105,520 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool programmers in Traverse City earn between $63,810 and $75,870.

  • $60K10th
  • $64K25th
  • $67KMedian
  • $76K75th
  • $106K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$73,460$6,122$35.32
Median$66,780$5,565$32.11
Entry level (25th percentile)$63,810$5,318$30.68
Experienced (75th percentile)$75,870$6,322$36.48

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salary after taxes in Traverse City

On the average salary of $73,460, a single filer in Traverse City takes home about $57,634 a year, or $4,803 a month and $2,217 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).

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

Prices in the Traverse City area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.4), so the average $73,460 buys what about $78,675 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Traverse City ($47,470). A typical home costs $421,806, or 5.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salary in other Michigan cities

Traverse City ranks 1st of 10 Michigan metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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 Traverse City: questions

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

$35.32 an hour on average, and $32.11 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $60,260 a year and the 25th percentile is $63,810, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $57,634 a year ($4,803 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $73,460.

Do computer numerically controlled tool programmers earn more in Traverse City 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 Traverse City, MI (45900). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.6%.
  • 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).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 3.14, this job is 3.1 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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