SOC 51-9161 · Billings, MT metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Salary in Billings, MT

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Billings, Montana is $58,490 a year ($28.12 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $54,070: half of the 40 people in this job in the Billings, MT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% more than the U.S. average for this job ($54,320).

$58,490average per year

$28.12 / hourMedian $54,070Take-home ≈ $47,184

  • $45K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $54KMedian
  • $66K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

40people in this job
+8%vs U.S. average
#1 of 3Montana metros
94cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay range in Billings

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,220 a year or less, while the top 10% make $76,500 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool operators in Billings earn between $51,730 and $65,990.

  • $45K10th
  • $52K25th
  • $54KMedian
  • $66K75th
  • $76K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$58,490$4,874$28.12
Median$54,070$4,506$26.00
Entry level (25th percentile)$51,730$4,311$24.87
Experienced (75th percentile)$65,990$5,499$31.73

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators pay in Billings vs. Montana and the U.S.

Computer numerically controlled tool operators in Billings earn 9% more than the Montana average ($53,620) and 8% more than the U.S. average ($54,320). At the median the gap is +7% against the U.S. median of $50,690.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Billings$58,490$54,070$45,220$76,50040
Montana$53,620$51,880$39,040$68,880240
United States$54,320$50,690$38,140$73,890169,450

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary after taxes in Billings

On the average salary of $58,490, a single filer in Billings takes home about $47,184 a year, or $3,932 a month and $1,815 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Billings a good place for computer numerically controlled tool operators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Billings area are 6% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.5), so the average $58,490 buys what about $62,539 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Billings ($49,060). A typical home costs $410,666, or 7.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in other Montana cities

Billings ranks 1st of 3 Montana metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salaries in Montana

Highest-paying cities for computer numerically controlled tool operators

Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($103,460).

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary by city

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators salary in Billings: questions

How much do computer numerically controlled tool operators make an hour in Billings?

$28.12 an hour on average, and $25.99 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level computer numerically controlled tool operators salary in Billings?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $45,220 a year and the 25th percentile is $51,730, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the computer numerically controlled tool operators take-home pay in Billings?

About $47,184 a year ($3,932 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $58,490.

Do computer numerically controlled tool operators earn more in Billings than elsewhere?

The average here is 8% more than the U.S. average for this job ($54,320).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-9161; area Billings, MT (13740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 4.1%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.36, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.36).

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