SOC 51-9161 · Production Occupations · May 2025
How much do Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?
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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is $54,980. The 10th percentile is $39,480 and the 90th percentile is $76,690. Employment is 10,450.
Median annual wage
$54,980
- 10th percentile
- $39,480
- 25th percentile
- $47,130
- Median
- $54,980
- 75th percentile
- $63,460
- 90th percentile
- $76,690
- Mean
- $56,740
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators, the published 10th percentile is $39,480 and the 90th percentile is $76,690. The difference is $37,210, which is 67.7% 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 $47,130 to the 75th at $63,460, covers $16,330.
The mean annual wage is $56,740, which sits above the median of $54,980. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA median is 8.5% higher than the national median of $50,690 for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,412, which is 4.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 2.7% lower than the California median of $56,510.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 113.566, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $54,980 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators at $48,412 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks 6th of 8 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).).
- Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 57 miles away, with a median of $57,310 and employment of 620. That median is 4.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,848, against $48,412 here.
- Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 91 miles away, with a median of $58,540 and employment of 160. That median is 6.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,026, against $48,412 here.
- Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $60,100 and employment of 200. That median is 9.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,240, against $48,412 here.
Employment share
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators accounts for 0.17% of wage-and-salary employment in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (10,450 of 6,271,560). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (169,450 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.53 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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is $54,980. The 10th percentile is $39,480 and the 90th percentile is $76,690. Employment is 10,450.
How does that compare with the national median for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators?
The local median is 8.5% higher than the national median of $50,690.
What is Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 113.566, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $54,980 is $48,412. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA compare with nearby metros for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators?
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 57 miles away, at $57,310. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks 6th of 8 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.