What are the main factors that influence a Cnc Apprentice's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Cnc Apprentice's salary?

A Cnc Apprentice's salary grows with experience: a Cnc Apprentice (1-3 years)earns $50,112, a CNC Machine Operator II (3-5 years)earns $63,418, a CNC Machine Operator III (5-7 years)earns $72,154,

What are the highest paying states for a Cnc Apprentice?

Cnc Apprentice salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Cnc Apprentice roles are District of Columbia $54,260, California $54,054, Massachusetts $53,334. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Cnc Apprentice roles make?

Salaries for Cnc Apprentice level roles vary by specialization: Cnc Specialist: $118,327; Cnc Supervisor: $115,784; Cnc Manager: $98,801; CNC Engineer: $76,866; CNC Programmer: $74,091.

How do different companies affect a Cnc Apprentice's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Cnc Apprentice roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Cnc Apprentice Salary in the United States

How much does a Cnc Apprentice make in the United States?

As of February 01, 2026, the average salary for a Cnc Apprentice in the United States is $49,006 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

However, a Cnc Apprentice's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $58,430
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $43,701 to $53,939
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,871

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Cnc Apprentice Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,939	$4,495	$1,037	$26
Average	$49,006	$4,084	$942	$24
25th Percentile	$43,701	$3,642	$840	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Cnc Apprentice Salaries

A Cnc Apprentice's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Cnc Apprentice Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Cnc Apprentices. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $54,260.
California: $54,054.
Massachusetts: $53,334.

District of Columbia $54,260

California $54,054

Massachusetts $53,334

Washington $53,138

New Jersey $53,118

Alaska $53,049

Connecticut $52,373

New York $52,099

Hawaii $51,221

Rhode Island $50,810

Maryland $50,530

Minnesota $50,148

Colorado $50,001

Illinois $49,952

Oregon $49,766

Delaware $49,629

New Hampshire $49,543

Virginia $49,349

Pennsylvania $48,786

Nevada $48,502

North Dakota $48,409

Michigan $48,262

Wisconsin $48,208

Vermont $48,100

Texas $47,801

Maine $47,781

Arizona $47,752

Ohio $47,718

Georgia $47,267

Indiana $47,041

Wyoming $46,997

Utah $46,929

Iowa $46,899

Kansas $46,664

Louisiana $46,595

North Carolina $46,571

Missouri $46,561

Florida $46,370

Montana $46,267

Nebraska $46,169

Kentucky $46,115

South Carolina $45,919

Tennessee $45,796

Idaho $45,747

New Mexico $45,390

Oklahoma $45,311

Alabama $45,022

South Dakota $44,537

Arkansas $44,272

West Virginia $44,130

Mississippi $43,704

Top Paying Cities for Cnc Apprentices

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $61,812
San Francisco: $61,204
Oakland: $59,847

San Jose, CA $61,812

San Francisco, CA $61,204

Oakland, CA $59,847

New York, NY $56,794

Queens Village, NY $56,426

Paramus, NJ $56,034

Passaic, NJ $55,985

Bergenfield, NJ $55,936

Stamford, CT $55,862

Huntington, NY $55,813

Newark, NJ $55,495

Bridgeport, CT $55,397

New Brunswick, NJ $55,235

Vallejo, CA $55,132

Middlesex, NJ $55,103

Somerset, NJ $55,059

Petaluma, CA $54,946

Santa Cruz, CA $54,755

Boston, MA $54,657

Monterey, CA $54,412

Fairbanks, AK $54,378

Los Angeles, CA $54,284

Washington, DC $54,260

Seattle, WA $54,172

Santa Rosa, CA $54,162

Juneau, AK $54,020

Orange, CA $53,858

Anchorage, AK $53,770

Anaheim, CA $53,736

Santa Ana, CA $53,662

Nassau, NY $53,633

Long Beach, CA $53,613

Danbury, CT $53,598

Santa Maria, CA $53,432

Everett, WA $53,422

Bremerton, WA $53,182

Trenton, NJ $53,089

Sacramento, CA $53,069

San Diego, CA $53,045

Brockton, MA $53,025

Tacoma, WA $53,005

Santa Barbara, CA $52,937

Lowell, MA $52,741

New Suffolk, NY $52,721

Nashua, NH $52,662

Lompoc, CA $52,584

Ventura, CA $52,535

Stockton, CA $52,520

New Haven, CT $52,422

Atlantic City, NJ $52,295

Hartford, CT $52,187

Modesto, CA $52,162

Poughkeepsie, NY $52,055

New Britain, CT $52,030

Olympia, WA $51,961

Kennewick, WA $51,961

New London, CT $51,952

Norwich, CT $51,937

Lawrence, MA $51,912

Bakersfield, CA $51,775

Riverside, CA $51,707

New Bedford, MA $51,707

Richland, WA $51,658

Portsmouth, NH $51,618

Vineland, NJ $51,609

San Bernardino, CA $51,569

Boulder, CO $51,432

Worcester, MA $51,393

Portland, OR $51,349

Saint Paul, MN $51,290

Minneapolis, MN $51,290

Philadelphia, PA $51,221

Honolulu, HI $50,962

Springfield, MA $50,790

Providence, RI $50,785

Chicago, IL $50,643

Bellingham, WA $50,584

Baltimore, MD $50,530

Chico, CA $50,408

Wilmington, DE $50,325

Pittsfield, MA $50,276

Manchester, NH $50,183

Spokane, WA $49,967

Denver, CO $49,962

Albany, NY $49,732

Troy, NY $49,712

Schenectady, NY $49,609

Burlington, VT $49,501

Portland, ME $49,330

Salem, OR $49,291

Yakima, WA $49,281

Ann Arbor, MI $49,266

Rochester, MN $49,129

Fresno, CA $49,104

Reno, NV $49,104

Milwaukee, WI $49,060

Detroit, MI $49,011

Allentown, PA $48,997

Carson City, NV $48,992

Houston, TX $48,918

Colorado Springs, CO $48,913

Syracuse, NY $48,889

Eugene, OR $48,796

Bismarck, ND $48,737

Gary, IN $48,737

Galveston, TX $48,737

Springfield, OR $48,698

Medford, OR $48,580

Fort Collins, CO $48,560

Austin, TX $48,521

Mesa, AZ $48,418

Phoenix, AZ $48,409

Dallas, TX $48,394

Reading, PA $48,364

Saint Cloud, MN $48,345

Concord, NH $48,301

Madison, WI $48,281

Utica, NY $48,149

Raleigh, NC $48,110

Las Vegas, NV $48,105

Rochester, NY $48,070

Des Moines, IA $48,065

Atlanta, GA $47,987

Battle Creek, MI $47,972

Salt Lake City, UT $47,958

Lancaster, PA $47,884

Champaign, IL $47,874

Harrisburg, PA $47,816

Durham, NC $47,771

Kansas City, MO $47,767

Kansas City, KS $47,757

Fort Worth, TX $47,752

Boca Raton, FL $47,732

Cleveland, OH $47,727

Columbus, OH $47,718

Pittsburgh, PA $47,713

Richmond, VA $47,693

Indianapolis, IN $47,683

Cincinnati, OH $47,620

Petersburg, VA $47,546

Billings, MT $47,438

Lansing, MI $47,438

Huntsville, AL $47,438

Lebanon, PA $47,433

Dayton, OH $47,428

Pueblo, CO $47,428

Appleton, WI $47,414

Buffalo, NY $47,394

Racine, WI $47,370

Charlotte, NC $47,365

Saint Louis, MO $47,350

Springfield, IL $47,330

Elkhart, IN $47,321

York, PA $47,321

Gastonia, NC $47,316

Benton Harbor, MI $47,316

Beaumont, TX $47,286

Lorain, OH $47,276

Toledo, OH $47,257

Binghamton, NY $47,232

Rock Hill, SC $47,227

Rockford, IL $47,203

Fargo, ND $47,178

Elyria, OH $47,178

Flagstaff, AZ $47,144

Fort Lauderdale, FL $47,115

Miami, FL $47,085

Duluth, MN $47,007

Bangor, ME $46,943

Cedar Rapids, IA $46,889

Louisville, KY $46,865

Grand Rapids, MI $46,855

Hialeah, FL $46,850

Casper, WY $46,782

Scranton, PA $46,723

New Orleans, LA $46,708

Virginia Beach, VA $46,703

Akron, OH $46,679

Peoria, IL $46,615

Sarasota, FL $46,605

Green Bay, WI $46,571

Baton Rouge, LA $46,546

Charleston, SC $46,536

Nashville, TN $46,522

Jamestown, NY $46,512

Davenport, IA $46,512

Tucson, AZ $46,487

Cheyenne, WY $46,473

Saint Petersburg, FL $46,458

Tampa, FL $46,448

Omaha, NE $46,438

Port Arthur, TX $46,419

Evansville, IN $46,419

Bradenton, FL $46,399

Santa Fe, NM $46,311

Orlando, FL $46,262

Clearwater, FL $46,208

Canton, OH $46,105

La Crosse, WI $46,105

Grand Forks, ND $46,091

Albuquerque, NM $46,076

Tulsa, OK $46,076

Newport News, VA $46,071

High Point, NC $46,056

Ogden, UT $46,037

Corpus Christi, TX $45,997

Laramie, WY $45,968

Norfolk, VA $45,968

Rock Island, IL $45,939

Saginaw, MI $45,929

Jacksonville, FL $45,924

Salisbury, NC $45,914

Memphis, TN $45,904

Moline, IL $45,880

Fort Myers, FL $45,865

Waterloo, IA $45,801

Spartanburg, SC $45,752

Lincoln, NE $45,728

Fort Wayne, IN $45,718

Birmingham, AL $45,664

Cedar Falls, IA $45,654

Provo, UT $45,649

Springfield, OH $45,645

San Antonio, TX $45,635

Greensboro, NC $45,615

South Bend, IN $45,610

Winston Salem, NC $45,605

Boise, ID $45,591

Savannah, GA $45,556

Muskegon, MI $45,468

Lima, OH $45,409

Lake Charles, LA $45,390

Anderson, IN $45,380

Lexington, KY $45,365

Augusta, GA $45,351

Greenville, SC $45,351

Wichita, KS $45,306

Tuscaloosa, AL $45,306

Columbia, SC $45,262

Bloomington, IN $45,140

Roanoke, VA $45,110

Asheville, NC $45,047

Knoxville, TN $44,963

Shreveport, LA $44,958

Wilmington, NC $44,895

Frankfort, KY $44,802

Oklahoma City, OK $44,767

Chillicothe, OH $44,748

Longview, TX $44,743

Topeka, KS $44,728

Mobile, AL $44,655

Terre Haute, IN $44,635

Erie, PA $44,630

Altoona, PA $44,606

Melbourne, FL $44,591

Amarillo, TX $44,571

Killeen, TX $44,557

Fayetteville, AR $44,517

Sioux Falls, SD $44,483

Chattanooga, TN $44,454

Idaho Falls, ID $44,449

Gainesville, FL $44,346

Portsmouth, OH $44,321

Little Rock, AR $44,312

Lynchburg, VA $44,312

Lafayette, LA $44,292

Youngstown, OH $44,292

Temple, TX $44,272

Daytona Beach, FL $44,263

Clarksville, TN $44,258

Pensacola, FL $44,253

Hopkinsville, KY $44,106

Charleston, WV $44,101

Florence, SC $44,076

Sioux City, IA $44,047

Macon, GA $43,905

Tallahassee, FL $43,900

Fayetteville, NC $43,890

Waco, TX $43,880

Wichita Falls, TX $43,880

Pine Bluff, AR $43,861

Vincennes, IN $43,768

Lubbock, TX $43,748

Great Falls, MT $43,719

Alamogordo, NM $43,714

Abilene, TX $43,675

Rapid City, SD $43,611

Monroe, LA $43,611

Albany, GA $43,581

Huntington, WV $43,576

Jackson, MS $43,572

Greenville, MS $43,567

Parkersburg, WV $43,518

Montgomery, AL $43,508

Johnstown, PA $43,498

Springfield, MO $43,459

Biloxi, MS $43,434

Sumter, SC $43,331

Columbus, GA $43,327

Twin Falls, ID $43,297

Pascagoula, MS $43,233

Kingsport, TN $43,106

Gulfport, MS $43,091

Alexandria, LA $42,930

Fort Smith, AR $42,807

El Paso, TX $42,675

Helena, MT $42,611

Las Cruces, NM $42,454

Harlingen, TX $42,317

Pocatello, ID $42,273

Florence, AL $42,258

Brownsville, TX $42,248

Dothan, AL $42,170

Mcallen, TX $42,146

Columbus, MS $41,783

Altus, OK $41,557

Lawton, OK $41,464

Pierre, SD $41,288

What Skills Can Increase a Cnc Apprentice's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 1.81% Job Postings): Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
Machine Controls (Mentioned in 1.31% Job Postings): Machine Control is the use of positioning tools and a display to provide a construction machinery operator with a reference between the position of the bucket or blade and the target grade.
Preventive Maintenance (Mentioned in 1.02% Job Postings): Preventive maintenance is the act of performing regularly scheduled maintenance activities to help prevent unexpected failures in the future. Put simply, it's about fixing things before they break.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	1.81%
Machine Controls	1.31%
Preventive Maintenance	1.02%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Cnc Apprentice's salary.

Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Verbal Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
CAD: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Collaboration	$50,967	4%
Verbal Communication	$50,967	4%
CAD	$50,967	4%
Programming	$50,477	3%
Welding	$50,477	3%
Scheduling	$50,477	3%

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Cnc Apprentice Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Cnc Apprentice's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on February 01, 2026

$43,701

Average $49,006/year

$53,939

$3,642

Average $4,084/month

$4,495

$840

Average $942/week

$1,037

$21

Average $24/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,939	$4,495	$1,037	$26
Average	$49,006	$4,084	$942	$24
25th Percentile	$43,701	$3,642	$840	$21

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Salary Trends for Cnc Apprentice

Salaries for a Cnc Apprentice can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $42,593 in 2023 to around $42,630 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Cnc Apprentice salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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2025

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2024	$42,746
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