How much do Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators make in Manhattan, KS?

Percentile spread

For Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators, the published 10th percentile is $39,660 and the 90th percentile is $55,160. The difference is $15,500, which is 39.1% 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 $39,660 to the 75th at $45,720, covers $6,060.

The mean annual wage is $43,830, which sits above the median of $39,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Manhattan, KS median is 21.8% lower than the national median of $50,690 for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $43,987, which is 13.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 18.1% lower than the Kansas median of $48,400.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Manhattan, KS is 90.162, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $39,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators at $43,987 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. Manhattan, KS 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).).

• Lawrence, KS is 73 miles away, with a median of $51,280 and employment of 30. That median is 29.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,824, against $43,987 here.
• St. Joseph, MO-KS is 103 miles away, with a median of $60,960 and employment of 40. That median is 53.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,570, against $43,987 here.
• Lincoln, NE is 108 miles away, with a median of $49,790 and employment of 130. That median is 25.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $54,367, against $43,987 here.

Employment share

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Manhattan, KS (80 of 53,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (169,450 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.37 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.