SOC 51-9161 · Production Occupations · May 2025
How much do Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators make in Terre Haute, IN?
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 Terre Haute, IN is $44,820. The 10th percentile is $36,100 and the 90th percentile is $58,490. Employment is 230.
Median annual wage
$44,820
- 10th percentile
- $36,100
- 25th percentile
- $39,340
- Median
- $44,820
- 75th percentile
- $49,650
- 90th percentile
- $58,490
- Mean
- $46,000
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators, the published 10th percentile is $36,100 and the 90th percentile is $58,490. The difference is $22,390, which is 50.0% 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 $39,340 to the 75th at $49,650, covers $10,310.
The mean annual wage is $46,000, which sits above the median of $44,820. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Terre Haute, IN median is 11.6% lower than the national median of $50,690 for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $51,050, which is 0.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 7.8% lower than the Indiana median of $48,590.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Terre Haute, IN is 87.797, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $44,820 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators at $51,050 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
28 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. Terre Haute, IN ranks 26th of 29 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).).
- Bloomington, IN is 38 miles away, with a median of $46,730 and employment of 80. That median is 4.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,146, against $51,050 here.
- Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 71 miles away, with a median of $46,250 and employment of 1,670. That median is 3.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,330, against $51,050 here.
- Champaign-Urbana, IL is 77 miles away, with a median of $48,320 and employment of 40. That median is 7.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $52,123, against $51,050 here.
Employment share
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators accounts for 0.35% of wage-and-salary employment in Terre Haute, IN (230 of 65,120). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (169,450 of 155,495,730). The local share is 3.24 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 Terre Haute, IN?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators in Terre Haute, IN is $44,820. The 10th percentile is $36,100 and the 90th percentile is $58,490. Employment is 230.
How does that compare with the national median for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators?
The local median is 11.6% lower than the national median of $50,690.
What is Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay in Terre Haute, IN after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Terre Haute, IN is 87.797, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $44,820 is $51,050. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Terre Haute, IN compare with nearby metros for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators?
Bloomington, IN is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 38 miles away, at $46,730. Terre Haute, IN ranks 26th of 29 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.