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 $50,122, a CNC Machine Operator II (3-5 years)earns $63,451, a CNC Machine Operator III (5-7 years)earns $72,177,

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 $54,270, California $54,064, Massachusetts $53,343. 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: $108,466; Cnc Supervisor: $106,135; Cnc Manager: $98,828; CNC Engineer: $76,859; CNC Programmer: $74,098.

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 April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Cnc Apprentice in the United States is $49,015 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): $58,480
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $43,703 to $53,969
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,867

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Cnc Apprentice Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,969	$4,497	$1,038	$26
Average	$49,015	$4,085	$943	$24
25th Percentile	$43,703	$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: $54,270.
California: $54,064.
Massachusetts: $53,343.

District of Columbia $54,270

California $54,064

Massachusetts $53,343

Washington $53,147

New Jersey $53,127

Alaska $53,059

Connecticut $52,382

New York $52,108

Hawaii $51,231

Rhode Island $50,819

Maryland $50,539

Minnesota $50,157

Colorado $50,010

Illinois $49,961

Oregon $49,775

Delaware $49,638

New Hampshire $49,551

Virginia $49,358

Pennsylvania $48,795

Nevada $48,510

North Dakota $48,417

Michigan $48,270

Wisconsin $48,216

Vermont $48,108

Texas $47,809

Maine $47,790

Arizona $47,760

Ohio $47,726

Georgia $47,275

Indiana $47,050

Wyoming $47,005

Utah $46,937

Iowa $46,907

Kansas $46,672

Louisiana $46,604

North Carolina $46,579

Missouri $46,569

Florida $46,378

Montana $46,275

Nebraska $46,177

Kentucky $46,123

South Carolina $45,927

Tennessee $45,805

Idaho $45,756

New Mexico $45,398

Oklahoma $45,319

Alabama $45,030

South Dakota $44,545

Arkansas $44,280

West Virginia $44,138

Mississippi $43,712

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: $61,823
San Francisco: $61,215
Oakland: $59,857

San Jose, CA $61,823

San Francisco, CA $61,215

Oakland, CA $59,857

New York, NY $56,804

Queens Village, NY $56,436

Paramus, NJ $56,044

Passaic, NJ $55,995

Bergenfield, NJ $55,946

Stamford, CT $55,872

Huntington, NY $55,823

Newark, NJ $55,505

Bridgeport, CT $55,407

New Brunswick, NJ $55,245

Vallejo, CA $55,142

Middlesex, NJ $55,113

Somerset, NJ $55,068

Petaluma, CA $54,956

Santa Cruz, CA $54,765

Boston, MA $54,667

Monterey, CA $54,421

Fairbanks, AK $54,387

Los Angeles, CA $54,294

Washington, DC $54,270

Seattle, WA $54,181

Santa Rosa, CA $54,171

Juneau, AK $54,029

Orange, CA $53,868

Anchorage, AK $53,779

Anaheim, CA $53,745

Santa Ana, CA $53,672

Nassau, NY $53,642

Long Beach, CA $53,623

Danbury, CT $53,608

Santa Maria, CA $53,441

Everett, WA $53,431

Bremerton, WA $53,191

Trenton, NJ $53,098

Sacramento, CA $53,078

San Diego, CA $53,054

Brockton, MA $53,034

Tacoma, WA $53,015

Santa Barbara, CA $52,946

Lowell, MA $52,750

New Suffolk, NY $52,730

Nashua, NH $52,672

Lompoc, CA $52,593

Ventura, CA $52,544

Stockton, CA $52,529

New Haven, CT $52,431

Atlantic City, NJ $52,304

Hartford, CT $52,196

Modesto, CA $52,172

Poughkeepsie, NY $52,064

New Britain, CT $52,039

Olympia, WA $51,971

Kennewick, WA $51,971

New London, CT $51,961

Norwich, CT $51,946

Lawrence, MA $51,922

Bakersfield, CA $51,784

Riverside, CA $51,716

New Bedford, MA $51,716

Richland, WA $51,667

Portsmouth, NH $51,628

Vineland, NJ $51,618

San Bernardino, CA $51,579

Boulder, CO $51,441

Worcester, MA $51,402

Portland, OR $51,358

Saint Paul, MN $51,299

Minneapolis, MN $51,299

Philadelphia, PA $51,231

Honolulu, HI $50,971

Springfield, MA $50,799

Providence, RI $50,794

Chicago, IL $50,652

Bellingham, WA $50,593

Baltimore, MD $50,539

Chico, CA $50,417

Wilmington, DE $50,334

Pittsfield, MA $50,285

Manchester, NH $50,191

Spokane, WA $49,976

Denver, CO $49,971

Albany, NY $49,741

Troy, NY $49,721

Schenectady, NY $49,618

Burlington, VT $49,510

Portland, ME $49,339

Salem, OR $49,299

Yakima, WA $49,290

Ann Arbor, MI $49,275

Rochester, MN $49,138

Fresno, CA $49,113

Reno, NV $49,113

Milwaukee, WI $49,069

Detroit, MI $49,020

Allentown, PA $49,005

Carson City, NV $49,000

Houston, TX $48,927

Colorado Springs, CO $48,922

Syracuse, NY $48,897

Eugene, OR $48,804

Bismarck, ND $48,746

Gary, IN $48,746

Galveston, TX $48,746

Springfield, OR $48,706

Medford, OR $48,589

Fort Collins, CO $48,569

Austin, TX $48,530

Mesa, AZ $48,427

Phoenix, AZ $48,417

Dallas, TX $48,402

Reading, PA $48,373

Saint Cloud, MN $48,353

Concord, NH $48,309

Madison, WI $48,290

Utica, NY $48,157

Raleigh, NC $48,118

Las Vegas, NV $48,113

Rochester, NY $48,079

Des Moines, IA $48,074

Atlanta, GA $47,996

Battle Creek, MI $47,981

Salt Lake City, UT $47,966

Lancaster, PA $47,893

Champaign, IL $47,883

Harrisburg, PA $47,824

Durham, NC $47,780

Kansas City, MO $47,775

Kansas City, KS $47,765

Fort Worth, TX $47,760

Boca Raton, FL $47,741

Cleveland, OH $47,736

Columbus, OH $47,726

Pittsburgh, PA $47,721

Richmond, VA $47,701

Indianapolis, IN $47,692

Cincinnati, OH $47,628

Petersburg, VA $47,554

Billings, MT $47,447

Lansing, MI $47,447

Huntsville, AL $47,447

Lebanon, PA $47,442

Dayton, OH $47,437

Pueblo, CO $47,437

Appleton, WI $47,422

Buffalo, NY $47,403

Racine, WI $47,378

Charlotte, NC $47,373

Saint Louis, MO $47,358

Springfield, IL $47,339

Elkhart, IN $47,329

York, PA $47,329

Gastonia, NC $47,324

Benton Harbor, MI $47,324

Beaumont, TX $47,295

Lorain, OH $47,285

Toledo, OH $47,265

Binghamton, NY $47,241

Rock Hill, SC $47,236

Rockford, IL $47,211

Fargo, ND $47,187

Elyria, OH $47,187

Flagstaff, AZ $47,153

Fort Lauderdale, FL $47,123

Miami, FL $47,094

Duluth, MN $47,015

Bangor, ME $46,952

Cedar Rapids, IA $46,898

Louisville, KY $46,873

Grand Rapids, MI $46,863

Hialeah, FL $46,858

Casper, WY $46,790

Scranton, PA $46,731

New Orleans, LA $46,716

Virginia Beach, VA $46,711

Akron, OH $46,687

Peoria, IL $46,623

Sarasota, FL $46,613

Green Bay, WI $46,579

Baton Rouge, LA $46,555

Charleston, SC $46,545

Nashville, TN $46,530

Jamestown, NY $46,520

Davenport, IA $46,520

Tucson, AZ $46,496

Cheyenne, WY $46,481

Saint Petersburg, FL $46,466

Tampa, FL $46,457

Omaha, NE $46,447

Port Arthur, TX $46,427

Evansville, IN $46,427

Bradenton, FL $46,407

Santa Fe, NM $46,319

Orlando, FL $46,270

Clearwater, FL $46,216

Canton, OH $46,113

La Crosse, WI $46,113

Grand Forks, ND $46,099

Albuquerque, NM $46,084

Tulsa, OK $46,084

Newport News, VA $46,079

High Point, NC $46,064

Ogden, UT $46,045

Corpus Christi, TX $46,006

Laramie, WY $45,976

Norfolk, VA $45,976

Rock Island, IL $45,947

Saginaw, MI $45,937

Jacksonville, FL $45,932

Salisbury, NC $45,922

Memphis, TN $45,912

Moline, IL $45,888

Fort Myers, FL $45,873

Waterloo, IA $45,810

Spartanburg, SC $45,760

Lincoln, NE $45,736

Fort Wayne, IN $45,726

Birmingham, AL $45,672

Cedar Falls, IA $45,662

Provo, UT $45,658

Springfield, OH $45,653

San Antonio, TX $45,643

Greensboro, NC $45,623

South Bend, IN $45,618

Winston Salem, NC $45,613

Boise, ID $45,599

Savannah, GA $45,564

Muskegon, MI $45,476

Lima, OH $45,417

Lake Charles, LA $45,398

Anderson, IN $45,388

Lexington, KY $45,373

Augusta, GA $45,359

Greenville, SC $45,359

Wichita, KS $45,314

Tuscaloosa, AL $45,314

Columbia, SC $45,270

Bloomington, IN $45,148

Roanoke, VA $45,118

Asheville, NC $45,055

Knoxville, TN $44,971

Shreveport, LA $44,966

Wilmington, NC $44,903

Frankfort, KY $44,810

Oklahoma City, OK $44,775

Chillicothe, OH $44,756

Longview, TX $44,751

Topeka, KS $44,736

Mobile, AL $44,663

Terre Haute, IN $44,643

Erie, PA $44,638

Altoona, PA $44,614

Melbourne, FL $44,599

Amarillo, TX $44,579

Killeen, TX $44,565

Fayetteville, AR $44,525

Sioux Falls, SD $44,491

Chattanooga, TN $44,462

Idaho Falls, ID $44,457

Gainesville, FL $44,354

Portsmouth, OH $44,329

Little Rock, AR $44,319

Lynchburg, VA $44,319

Lafayette, LA $44,300

Youngstown, OH $44,300

Temple, TX $44,280

Daytona Beach, FL $44,270

Clarksville, TN $44,266

Pensacola, FL $44,261

Hopkinsville, KY $44,114

Charleston, WV $44,109

Florence, SC $44,084

Sioux City, IA $44,055

Macon, GA $43,913

Tallahassee, FL $43,908

Fayetteville, NC $43,898

Waco, TX $43,888

Wichita Falls, TX $43,888

Pine Bluff, AR $43,869

Vincennes, IN $43,775

Lubbock, TX $43,756

Great Falls, MT $43,726

Alamogordo, NM $43,721

Abilene, TX $43,682

Rapid City, SD $43,619

Monroe, LA $43,619

Albany, GA $43,589

Huntington, WV $43,584

Jackson, MS $43,579

Greenville, MS $43,574

Parkersburg, WV $43,525

Montgomery, AL $43,516

Johnstown, PA $43,506

Springfield, MO $43,467

Biloxi, MS $43,442

Sumter, SC $43,339

Columbus, GA $43,334

Twin Falls, ID $43,305

Pascagoula, MS $43,241

Kingsport, TN $43,114

Gulfport, MS $43,099

Alexandria, LA $42,937

Fort Smith, AR $42,815

El Paso, TX $42,682

Helena, MT $42,619

Las Cruces, NM $42,462

Harlingen, TX $42,325

Pocatello, ID $42,280

Florence, AL $42,266

Brownsville, TX $42,256

Dothan, AL $42,177

Mcallen, TX $42,153

Columbus, MS $41,790

Altus, OK $41,565

Lawton, OK $41,472

Pierre, SD $41,295

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	$50,976	4%
Verbal Communication	$50,976	4%
CAD	$50,976	4%
Programming	$50,486	3%
Welding	$50,486	3%
Scheduling	$50,486	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 April 01, 2026

$43,703

Average $49,015/year

$53,969

$3,642

Average $4,085/month

$4,497

$840

Average $943/week

$1,038

$21

Average $24/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,969	$4,497	$1,038	$26
Average	$49,015	$4,085	$943	$24
25th Percentile	$43,703	$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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