SOC 51-9162 · Production Occupations · May 2025
How much do Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?
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 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $71,060. The 10th percentile is $43,690 and the 90th percentile is $114,830. Employment is 410.
Median annual wage
$71,060
- 10th percentile
- $43,690
- 25th percentile
- $60,730
- Median
- $71,060
- 75th percentile
- $80,240
- 90th percentile
- $114,830
- Mean
- $76,010
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers, the published 10th percentile is $43,690 and the 90th percentile is $114,830. The difference is $71,140, which is 100.1% 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 $60,730 to the 75th at $80,240, covers $19,510.
The mean annual wage is $76,010, which sits above the median of $71,060. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX median is 4.3% higher than the national median of $68,120 for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $68,930, which is 1.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 2.2% higher than the Texas median of $69,550.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 103.090, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $71,060 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers at $68,930 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
3 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ranks 2nd of 4 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).).
- Longview, TX is 136 miles away, with a median of $62,130 and employment of 40. That median is 12.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,431, against $68,930 here.
- Oklahoma City, OK is 181 miles away, with a median of $66,950 and employment of 70. That median is 5.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,053, against $68,930 here.
- Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 184 miles away, with a median of $74,030 and employment of 150. That median is 4.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,490, against $68,930 here.
Employment share
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (410 of 4,049,800). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (28,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.55 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $71,060. The 10th percentile is $43,690 and the 90th percentile is $114,830. Employment is 410.
How does that compare with the national median for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers?
The local median is 4.3% higher than the national median of $68,120.
What is Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 103.090, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $71,060 is $68,930. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX compare with nearby metros for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers?
Longview, TX is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 136 miles away, at $62,130. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ranks 2nd of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.