How much do Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators make in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR?

Percentile spread

For Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators, the published 10th percentile is $35,180 and the 90th percentile is $74,470. The difference is $39,290, which is 95.1% 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 $36,960 to the 75th at $58,230, covers $21,270.

The mean annual wage is $48,220, which sits above the median of $41,330. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR median is 18.5% lower than the national median of $50,690 for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $45,242, which is 10.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.8% lower than the Arkansas median of $50,280.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR is 91.353, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $41,330 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators at $45,242 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. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR ranks 9th 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).).

• Fort Smith, AR-OK is 52 miles away, with a median of $56,520 and employment of 380. That median is 36.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,807, against $45,242 here.
• Joplin, MO-KS is 71 miles away, with a median of $43,520 and employment of 80. That median is 5.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,771, against $45,242 here.
• Springfield, MO is 99 miles away, with a median of $51,540 and employment of 80. That median is 24.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,181, against $45,242 here.

Employment share

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR (250 of 275,180). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (169,450 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.83 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.