SOC 51-9162 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers make in Wichita, KS?

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 Wichita, KS is $99,790. The 10th percentile is $59,540 and the 90th percentile is $130,110. Employment is 390.

Median annual wage

$99,790

10th percentile
$59,540
25th percentile
$64,990
Median
$99,790
75th percentile
$105,770
90th percentile
$130,110
Mean
$93,360

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 $59,540 and the 90th percentile is $130,110. The difference is $70,570, which is 70.7% 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 $64,990 to the 75th at $105,770, covers $40,780.

The mean annual wage is $93,360, which sits below the median of $99,790. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Wichita, KS median is 46.5% higher than the national median of $68,120 for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $112,192, which is 64.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 31.2% higher than the Kansas median of $76,080.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita, KS is 88.946, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $99,790 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers at $112,192 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. Wichita, KS ranks 1st 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).).

  • Tulsa, OK is 112 miles away, with a median of $69,700 and employment of 130. That median is 30.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,127, against $112,192 here.
  • Oklahoma City, OK is 153 miles away, with a median of $66,950 and employment of 70. That median is 32.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,053, against $112,192 here.
  • Kansas City, MO-KS is 176 miles away, with a median of $71,180 and employment of 160. That median is 28.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,916, against $112,192 here.

Employment share

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers accounts for 0.13% of wage-and-salary employment in Wichita, KS (390 of 308,570). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (28,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 6.90 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers make in Wichita, KS?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers in Wichita, KS is $99,790. The 10th percentile is $59,540 and the 90th percentile is $130,110. Employment is 390.

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

The local median is 46.5% higher than the national median of $68,120.

What is Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers pay in Wichita, KS after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Wichita, KS is 88.946, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $99,790 is $112,192. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Wichita, KS compare with nearby metros for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers?

Tulsa, OK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 112 miles away, at $69,700. Wichita, KS ranks 1st of 4 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.