SOC 51-9162 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers make in Canton-Massillon, 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 Canton-Massillon, OH is $64,020. The 10th percentile is $45,850 and the 90th percentile is $81,750. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$64,020

10th percentile
$45,850
25th percentile
$55,660
Median
$64,020
75th percentile
$77,420
90th percentile
$81,750
Mean
$65,190

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 $45,850 and the 90th percentile is $81,750. The difference is $35,900, which is 56.1% 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 $55,660 to the 75th at $77,420, covers $21,760.

The mean annual wage is $65,190, which sits above the median of $64,020. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Canton-Massillon, OH median is 6% lower than the national median of $68,120 for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $71,606, which is 5.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.6% higher than the Ohio median of $60,080.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Canton-Massillon, OH is 89.406, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $64,020 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers at $71,606 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers. Canton-Massillon, OH ranks 6th of 12 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).).

  • Akron, OH is 30 miles away, with a median of $61,910 and employment of 110. That median is 3.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,306, against $71,606 here.
  • Youngstown-Warren, OH is 42 miles away, with a median of $61,000 and employment of 40. That median is 4.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,799, against $71,606 here.
  • Cleveland, OH is 67 miles away, with a median of $63,840 and employment of 490. That median is 0.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $67,971, against $71,606 here.

Employment share

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Canton-Massillon, OH (50 of 163,080). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (28,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.67 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 Canton-Massillon, OH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers in Canton-Massillon, OH is $64,020. The 10th percentile is $45,850 and the 90th percentile is $81,750. Employment is 50.

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

The local median is 6% lower than the national median of $68,120.

What is Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers pay in Canton-Massillon, OH after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Canton-Massillon, OH is 89.406, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $64,020 is $71,606. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Canton-Massillon, OH compare with nearby metros for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers?

Akron, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 30 miles away, at $61,910. Canton-Massillon, OH ranks 6th of 12 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.