SOC 51-9162 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers make in Eau Claire, WI?

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 Eau Claire, WI is $61,010. The 10th percentile is $56,220 and the 90th percentile is $77,430. Employment is 30.

Median annual wage

$61,010

10th percentile
$56,220
25th percentile
$57,730
Median
$61,010
75th percentile
$66,300
90th percentile
$77,430
Mean
$64,210

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

A nurse attending an elderly patient in a hospital
A nurse with a patient at a hospital centre in Birmingham. Wellcome Collection. Photograph by Wellcome Collection. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0

Percentile spread

For Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers, the published 10th percentile is $56,220 and the 90th percentile is $77,430. The difference is $21,210, which is 34.8% 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 $57,730 to the 75th at $66,300, covers $8,570.

The mean annual wage is $64,210, which sits above the median of $61,010. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Eau Claire, WI median is 10.4% lower than the national median of $68,120 for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,746, which is 3.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.6% lower than the Wisconsin median of $67,460.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Eau Claire, WI is 92.796, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,010 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers at $65,746 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers. Eau Claire, WI ranks 9th of 13 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).).

  • Wausau, WI is 75 miles away, with a median of $59,160 and employment of 40. That median is 3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,853, against $65,746 here.
  • Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 98 miles away, with a median of $78,010 and employment of 850. That median is 27.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,421, against $65,746 here.
  • Oshkosh-Neenah, WI is 142 miles away, with a median of $67,160 and employment of 30. That median is 10.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,270, against $65,746 here.

Employment share

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Eau Claire, WI (30 of 86,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (28,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.90 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 Eau Claire, WI · 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 Eau Claire, WI?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers in Eau Claire, WI is $61,010. The 10th percentile is $56,220 and the 90th percentile is $77,430. Employment is 30.

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

The local median is 10.4% lower than the national median of $68,120.

What is Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers pay in Eau Claire, WI after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Eau Claire, WI is 92.796, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $61,010 is $65,746. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Eau Claire, WI compare with nearby metros for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers?

Wausau, WI is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 75 miles away, at $59,160. Eau Claire, WI ranks 9th of 13 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.