SOC 51-9161 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators make in Flint, MI?

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 Flint, MI is $44,340. The 10th percentile is $36,450 and the 90th percentile is $70,970. Employment is 100.

Median annual wage

$44,340

10th percentile
$36,450
25th percentile
$37,670
Median
$44,340
75th percentile
$57,930
90th percentile
$70,970
Mean
$48,570

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators, the published 10th percentile is $36,450 and the 90th percentile is $70,970. The difference is $34,520, which is 77.9% 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 $37,670 to the 75th at $57,930, covers $20,260.

The mean annual wage is $48,570, which sits above the median of $44,340. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Flint, MI median is 12.5% lower than the national median of $50,690 for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,660, which is 6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.2% lower than the Michigan median of $47,250.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Flint, MI is 93.034, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $44,340 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators at $47,660 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

24 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. Flint, MI ranks 21st of 25 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).).

  • Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is 33 miles away, with a median of $46,880 and employment of 2,900. That median is 5.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,741, against $47,660 here.
  • Bay City, MI is 49 miles away, with a median of $41,990 and employment of 40. That median is 5.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,681, against $47,660 here.
  • Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 50 miles away, with a median of $49,110 and employment of 270. That median is 10.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,700, against $47,660 here.

Employment share

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Flint, MI (100 of 135,040). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (169,450 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.68 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 Flint, MI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators in Flint, MI is $44,340. The 10th percentile is $36,450 and the 90th percentile is $70,970. Employment is 100.

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

The local median is 12.5% lower than the national median of $50,690.

What is Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay in Flint, MI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Flint, MI is 93.034, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $44,340 is $47,660. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Flint, MI compare with nearby metros for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators?

Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 33 miles away, at $46,880. Flint, MI ranks 21st of 25 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.