SOC 51-9161 · Area 28660 · May 2025
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
Killeen-Temple, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $31,090 | $14.95 |
| 25th percentile | $35,750 | $17.19 |
| Median | $44,900 | $21.59 |
| 75th percentile | $49,220 | $23.67 |
| 90th percentile | $61,570 | $29.60 |
| Average | $45,450 | $21.85 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 120. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $35,750 to $49,220 in 2025, a span of $13,470.
The area median is $3,580 (7.4%) below Texas's $48,480 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 25 other published areas
- This area's median is $5,500 (14.0%) above the $39,400 median in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
- This area's median is $4,860 (12.1%) above the $40,040 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $1,950 (4.5%) above the $42,950 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $970 (2.2%) above the $43,930 median in Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $410 (0.9%) above the $44,490 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $30 (0.1%) above the $44,870 median in Abilene, TX.
- This area's median is $60 (0.1%) below the $44,960 median in Waco, TX.
- This area's median is $680 (1.5%) below the $45,580 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $1,480 (3.2%) below the $46,380 median in Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $1,650 (3.5%) below the $46,550 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $2,190 (4.7%) below the $47,090 median in Wichita Falls, TX.
- This area's median is $2,300 (4.9%) below the $47,200 median in Sherman-Denison, TX.
- This area's median is $2,320 (4.9%) below the $47,220 median in San Angelo, TX.
- This area's median is $3,090 (6.4%) below the $47,990 median in College Station-Bryan, TX.
- This area's median is $3,090 (6.4%) below the $47,990 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $3,220 (6.7%) below the $48,120 median in Victoria, TX.
- This area's median is $3,370 (7.0%) below the $48,270 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $3,780 (7.8%) below the $48,680 median in Longview, TX.
- This area's median is $4,180 (8.5%) below the $49,080 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $4,250 (8.6%) below the $49,150 median in Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $4,520 (9.1%) below the $49,420 median in Odessa, TX.
- This area's median is $4,550 (9.2%) below the $49,450 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $5,380 (10.7%) below the $50,280 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $7,460 (14.2%) below the $52,360 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $14,170 (24.0%) below the $59,070 median in Amarillo, TX.
An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.
Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
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