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CNC Operator

$75,440

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -44.2%

$135,250 $75,440

$54.6k 25th

$75.4k Median

$91.8k 75th

$51.7k

$110.4k

Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $37.4k – $624k · outliers off-axis

Disclosing: 34%
Live roles: 147

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Highest-paying jobs

CNC Operator

Lumbermen's · Byron Center, MI

$624,000 – $624,000

CNC Programmer & Machinist (3- Axis & 5-Axis Okuma)

Space Kinetic · El Segundo, California

$100,000 – $160,000

Senior CNC Programmer & Machinist, 5-Axis

Rennscot MFG · Woburn

$105,000 – $150,000

CNC Machine Programmer

Mach Industries · Huntington Beach, CA

$104,000 – $128,960

CNC Machinist

Radiant Industries · El Segundo, CA

$93,600 – $126,880

Senior CNC Machinist

Inversion · Playa Vista, California, United States

$97,760 – $126,880

Senior Composite CNC Programmer

Inversion · Playa Vista, California, United States

$83,200 – $124,800

CNC Programmer (Mill, Lathe & Swiss)

General Matter · Los Angeles, CA

$83,200 – $120,640

CNC Programmer, NX CAM (Starlink) - Level 4/5

SpaceX · Hawthorne, CA

$94,640 – $116,480

CNC Programmer (Starship Components) - Level 4/5 (2nd Shift)

SpaceX · Hawthorne, CA

$94,640 – $116,480

Top companies hiring

Company	Median	Roles
SpaceX	$54,080	13
Rennscot MFG	$84,240	3
Mach Industries	$74,880	3
Thorlabs	$68,640	3
Qualdoc	$56,160	3
Inversion	$108,160	2
General Matter	$93,600	2
Burnout Brands	$79,040	2

CNC Operator salary by location

Location	Median	Roles
Los Angeles	$83,200	5