SOC 51-9161 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators make in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL?

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 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL is $49,360. The 10th percentile is $36,010 and the 90th percentile is $63,730. Employment is 60.

Median annual wage

$49,360

10th percentile
$36,010
25th percentile
$45,400
Median
$49,360
75th percentile
$57,550
90th percentile
$63,730
Mean
$51,920

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Forklift operators in a Miami warehouse, 2011. Photograph by U.S. Department of Agriculture. Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Percentile spread

For Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators, the published 10th percentile is $36,010 and the 90th percentile is $63,730. The difference is $27,720, which is 56.2% 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 $45,400 to the 75th at $57,550, covers $12,150.

The mean annual wage is $51,920, which sits above the median of $49,360. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL median is 2.6% lower than the national median of $50,690 for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,128, which is 2.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.8% lower than the Alabama median of $52,380.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL is 94.690, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,360 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators at $52,128 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL ranks 6th of 9 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).).

  • Mobile, AL is 27 miles away, with a median of $61,340 and employment of 180. That median is 24.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,627, against $52,128 here.
  • Gulfport-Biloxi, MS is 76 miles away, with a median of $51,430 and employment of 70. That median is 4.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,141, against $52,128 here.
  • Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL is 83 miles away, with a median of $51,800 and employment of 30. That median is 4.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $53,385, against $52,128 here.

Employment share

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL (60 of 87,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (169,450 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.63 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 Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL is $49,360. The 10th percentile is $36,010 and the 90th percentile is $63,730. Employment is 60.

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

The local median is 2.6% lower than the national median of $50,690.

What is Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay in Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL is 94.690, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $49,360 is $52,128. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL compare with nearby metros for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators?

Mobile, AL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 27 miles away, at $61,340. Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL ranks 6th of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.