SOC 51-9162 · Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers Salary in Spokane, WA

The average salary for computer numerically controlled tool programmers in Spokane, Washington is $73,830 a year ($35.50 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $75,910: half of the 60 people in this job in the Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($72,210).

$73,830average per year

$35.50 / hourMedian $75,910Take-home ≈ $60,769

  • $59K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $76KMedian
  • $80K75th
  • $92K90th

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

60people in this job
+2%vs U.S. average
#2 of 2Washington metros
100cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers pay range in Spokane

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,850 a year or less, while the top 10% make $91,670 or more. The middle half of computer numerically controlled tool programmers in Spokane earn between $60,000 and $79,980.

  • $59K10th
  • $60K25th
  • $76KMedian
  • $80K75th
  • $92K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$73,830$6,152$35.50
Median$75,910$6,326$36.50
Entry level (25th percentile)$60,000$5,000$28.85
Experienced (75th percentile)$79,980$6,665$38.45

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers pay in Spokane vs. Washington and the U.S.

Computer numerically controlled tool programmers in Spokane earn 12% less than the Washington average ($84,160) and about the same as the U.S. average ($72,210). At the median the gap is +11% against the U.S. median of $68,120.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Spokane$73,830$75,910$58,850$91,67060
Washington$84,160$81,420$62,020$101,920660
United States$72,210$68,120$47,530$100,32028,500

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

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salary after taxes in Spokane

On the average salary of $73,830, a single filer in Spokane takes home about $60,769 a year, or $5,064 a month and $2,337 every two weeks. Taxes take 18% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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

Prices in the Spokane area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.3), so the average $73,830 buys what about $73,575 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Spokane ($54,660). A typical home costs $423,842, or 5.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salary in other Washington cities

Spokane ranks 2nd of 2 Washington metro areas for this job; Seattle pays the most ($88,390).

All Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salaries in Washington

Highest-paying cities for computer numerically controlled tool programmers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($100,860).

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salary by city

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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salary in Spokane: questions

How much do computer numerically controlled tool programmers make an hour in Spokane?

$35.50 an hour on average, and $36.50 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level computer numerically controlled tool programmers salary in Spokane?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $58,850 a year and the 25th percentile is $60,000, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the computer numerically controlled tool programmers take-home pay in Spokane?

About $60,769 a year ($5,064 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $73,830. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

Do computer numerically controlled tool programmers earn more in Spokane than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($72,210).

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 51-9162; area Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA (44060). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.6%.
  • 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 no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.33, this job is 1.3 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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