SOC 51-9161 · Production Occupations · May 2025

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

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 Wichita, KS is $48,480. The 10th percentile is $38,370 and the 90th percentile is $68,560. Employment is 960.

Median annual wage

$48,480

10th percentile
$38,370
25th percentile
$45,600
Median
$48,480
75th percentile
$59,400
90th percentile
$68,560
Mean
$51,350

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 $38,370 and the 90th percentile is $68,560. The difference is $30,190, which is 62.3% 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 $45,600 to the 75th at $59,400, covers $13,800.

The mean annual wage is $51,350, which sits above the median of $48,480. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wichita, KS median is 4.4% lower than the national median of $50,690 for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $54,505, which is 7.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.2% higher than the Kansas median of $48,400.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita, KS is 88.946, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $48,480 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators at $54,505 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators. Wichita, KS ranks 5th of 7 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).).

  • Tulsa, OK is 112 miles away, with a median of $50,110 and employment of 700. That median is 3.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,168, against $54,505 here.
  • Manhattan, KS is 119 miles away, with a median of $39,660 and employment of 80. That median is 18.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $43,987, against $54,505 here.
  • Lawrence, KS is 137 miles away, with a median of $51,280 and employment of 30. That median is 5.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $56,824, against $54,505 here.

Employment share

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators accounts for 0.31% of wage-and-salary employment in Wichita, KS (960 of 308,570). Nationally the occupation is 0.11% of employment (169,450 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.85 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 Wichita, KS?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators in Wichita, KS is $48,480. The 10th percentile is $38,370 and the 90th percentile is $68,560. Employment is 960.

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

The local median is 4.4% lower than the national median of $50,690.

What is Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay in Wichita, KS after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita, KS is 88.946, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $48,480 is $54,505. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Wichita, KS compare with nearby metros for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators?

Tulsa, OK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 112 miles away, at $50,110. Wichita, KS ranks 5th of 7 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.