SOC 51-9161 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators make in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is $47,900. The 10th percentile is $35,560 and the 90th percentile is $71,610. Employment is 880.

Median annual wage

$47,900

10th percentile
$35,560
25th percentile
$41,600
Median
$47,900
75th percentile
$60,750
90th percentile
$71,610
Mean
$51,720

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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A welder at a workshop bench. Photograph by ABDULIUMAR. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Percentile spread

For Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators, the published 10th percentile is $35,560 and the 90th percentile is $71,610. The difference is $36,050, which is 75.3% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $41,600 to the 75th at $60,750, covers $19,150.

The mean annual wage is $51,720, which sits above the median of $47,900. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA median is 5.5% lower than the national median of $50,690 for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,872, which is 5.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.6% higher than the Georgia median of $47,630.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 100.058, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,900 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators at $47,872 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

22 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ranks 15th of 23 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Gainesville, GA is 52 miles away, with a median of $46,510 and employment of 240. That median is 2.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,064, against $47,872 here.
  • Rome, GA is 60 miles away, with a median of $38,910. That median is 18.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,156, against $47,872 here.
  • Athens-Clarke County, GA is 69 miles away, with a median of $51,160 and employment of 50. That median is 6.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,809, against $47,872 here.

Employment share

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA (880 of 2,889,670). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (169,450 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.28 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators make in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is $47,900. The 10th percentile is $35,560 and the 90th percentile is $71,610. Employment is 880.

How does that compare with the national median for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators?

The local median is 5.5% lower than the national median of $50,690.

What is Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 100.058, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $47,900 is $47,872. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA compare with nearby metros for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators?

Gainesville, GA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 52 miles away, at $46,510. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA ranks 15th of 23 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.