SOC 51-9162 · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers Salary in Austin, TX

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool programmers in Austin, Texas is $77,970 a year ($37.49 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $74,030: half of the 150 people in this job in the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 5% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($74,498).

$77,970average per year

$37.49 / hourMedian $74,030Take-home ≈ $63,682

  • $56K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $74KMedian
  • $82K75th
  • $125K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

150people in this job
+5%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 6Texas metros
98cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers pay range in Austin

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $56,210 a year or less, while the top 10% make $125,400 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool programmers in Austin earn between $62,670 and $82,240.

  • $56K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $74KMedian
  • $82K75th
  • $125K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$77,970$6,498$37.49
Median$74,030$6,169$35.59
Entry level (25th percentile)$62,670$5,222$30.13
Experienced (75th percentile)$82,240$6,853$39.54

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salary after taxes in Austin

On the average salary of $77,970, a single filer in Austin takes home about $63,682 a year, or $5,307 a month and $2,449 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Austin area are 2% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 98.1), so the average $77,970 buys what about $79,508 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in Austin ($56,950). A typical home costs $428,524, or 5.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salary in other Texas cities

Austin ranks 1st of 6 Texas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salaries in Texas

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).

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salary by city

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salary in Austin: questions

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

$37.49 an hour on average, and $35.59 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $56,210 a year and the 25th percentile is $62,670, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $63,682 a year ($5,307 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $77,970. Texas has no state income tax.

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

The average here is 5% 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX (12420). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.9%.
  • 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 no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.65, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.65).

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