SOC 51-9162 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers make in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA?

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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is $75,660. The 10th percentile is $58,750 and the 90th percentile is $103,850. Employment is 400.

Median annual wage

$75,660

10th percentile
$58,750
25th percentile
$66,590
Median
$75,660
75th percentile
$90,840
90th percentile
$103,850
Mean
$80,140

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 $58,750 and the 90th percentile is $103,850. The difference is $45,100, which is 59.6% 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 $66,590 to the 75th at $90,840, covers $24,250.

The mean annual wage is $80,140, which sits above the median of $75,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA median is 11.1% higher than the national median of $68,120 for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $71,769, which is 5.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.7% higher than the Oregon median of $75,150.

Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Oregon, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 105.421, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $75,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers at $71,769 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ranks 2nd of 3 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).).

  • Eugene-Springfield, OR is 117 miles away, with a median of $69,120 and employment of 30. That median is 8.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,053, against $71,769 here.
  • Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is 134 miles away, with a median of $86,860 and employment of 400. That median is 14.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,159, against $71,769 here.

Employment share

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA (400 of 1,208,410). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (28,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.81 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is $75,660. The 10th percentile is $58,750 and the 90th percentile is $103,850. Employment is 400.

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

The local median is 11.1% higher than the national median of $68,120.

What is Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers pay in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 105.421, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $75,660 is $71,769. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA compare with nearby metros for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers?

Eugene-Springfield, OR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 117 miles away, at $69,120. Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ranks 2nd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.