SOC 51-9162 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers make in Akron, OH?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers in Akron, OH is $61,910. The 10th percentile is $47,000 and the 90th percentile is $91,670. Employment is 110.

Median annual wage

$61,910

10th percentile
$47,000
25th percentile
$47,000
Median
$61,910
75th percentile
$78,640
90th percentile
$91,670
Mean
$66,320

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers, the published 10th percentile is $47,000 and the 90th percentile is $91,670. The difference is $44,670, which is 72.2% 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 $47,000 to the 75th at $78,640, covers $31,640.

The mean annual wage is $66,320, which sits above the median of $61,910. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Akron, OH median is 9.1% lower than the national median of $68,120 for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $66,306, which is 2.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3% higher than the Ohio median of $60,080.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Akron, OH is 93.370, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,910 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers at $66,306 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers. Akron, OH ranks 12th of 14 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).).

  • Canton-Massillon, OH is 30 miles away, with a median of $64,020 and employment of 50. That median is 3.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,606, against $66,306 here.
  • Youngstown-Warren, OH is 31 miles away, with a median of $61,000 and employment of 40. That median is 1.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,799, against $66,306 here.
  • Cleveland, OH is 36 miles away, with a median of $63,840 and employment of 490. That median is 3.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,971, against $66,306 here.

Employment share

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Akron, OH (110 of 319,560). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (28,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.88 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 Programmers make in Akron, OH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers in Akron, OH is $61,910. The 10th percentile is $47,000 and the 90th percentile is $91,670. Employment is 110.

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

The local median is 9.1% lower than the national median of $68,120.

What is Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers pay in Akron, OH after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Akron, OH is 93.370, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $61,910 is $66,306. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Akron, OH compare with nearby metros for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers?

Canton-Massillon, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $64,020. Akron, OH ranks 12th of 14 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.