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

A Cnc Laser Programmer's salary grows with experience: a Cnc Laser Programmer (0-2 years)earns $49,820, a Non-Profit Program Coordinator (2-4 years)earns $68,182, a Non-Profit Program Senior Coordinator (4-7 years)earns $80,847, a Non-Profit Program Manager I (7+ years)earns $86,363, a Non-Profit Program Manager II (7+ years)earns $96,825,

What are the highest paying states for a Cnc Laser Programmer?

Cnc Laser Programmer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Cnc Laser Programmer roles are District of Columbia $53,521, California $53,318, Massachusetts $52,608. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Cnc Laser Programmer roles make?

Salaries for Cnc Laser Programmer level roles vary by specialization: CNC Programmer, Lead: $109,450; CNC Programmer, Senior: $85,260; Laser Programmer: $83,995; CNC Programmer: $74,099; CNC Machinist Programmer: $73,762.

How do different companies affect a Cnc Laser Programmer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Cnc Laser Programmer roles. Large, established industry leaders like Kpmg Us LLP ($114,295) and Warner Bros Discovery ($114,096) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $88,138.

Cnc Laser Programmer Salary in the United States

How much does a Cnc Laser Programmer make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Cnc Laser Programmer in the United States is $48,340 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $58,763
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,234 to $53,796
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $34,764

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,796	$4,483	$1,035	$26
Average	$48,340	$4,028	$930	$23
25th Percentile	$41,234	$3,436	$793	$20

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Key Factors That Influence Cnc Laser Programmer Salaries

A Cnc Laser Programmer'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 Experience Level Affects Cnc Laser Programmer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Cnc Laser Programmer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $49,820
Early Career (1-2 years): $68,182
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $80,847
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $86,363
Expert (over 8 years): $96,825

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Cnc Laser... Level Cnc Laser Programmer	$49,820
Non-Profi... Level Cnc Laser Programmer	$68,182
Non-Profi... Level Cnc Laser Programmer	$80,847
Non-Profi... Level Cnc Laser Programmer	$86,363
Non-Profi... Level Cnc Laser Programmer	$96,825

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How Do Cnc Laser Programmer 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 Laser Programmers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $53,521.
California: $53,318.
Massachusetts: $52,608.

District of Columbia $53,521 California $53,318 Massachusetts $52,608 Washington $52,415 New Jersey $52,395 Alaska $52,328 Connecticut $51,660 New York $51,390

Hawaii $50,524 Rhode Island $50,118 Maryland $49,843 Minnesota $49,466 Colorado $49,321 Illinois $49,272 Oregon $49,089 Delaware $48,953

New Hampshire $48,868 Virginia $48,678 Pennsylvania $48,122 Nevada $47,842 North Dakota $47,750 Michigan $47,605 Wisconsin $47,552 Vermont $47,445

Texas $47,150 Maine $47,131 Arizona $47,102 Ohio $47,068 Georgia $46,623 Indiana $46,401 Wyoming $46,358 Utah $46,290

Iowa $46,261 Kansas $46,029 Louisiana $45,961 North Carolina $45,937 Missouri $45,927 Florida $45,739 Montana $45,637 Nebraska $45,541

Kentucky $45,487 South Carolina $45,294 Tennessee $45,173 Idaho $45,125 New Mexico $44,772 Oklahoma $44,695 Alabama $44,409 South Dakota $43,931

Arkansas $43,670 West Virginia $43,530 Mississippi $43,109

Top Paying Cities for Cnc Laser Programmers

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: $60,971
San Francisco: $60,303
Oakland: $59,032

San Jose, CA $60,971

San Francisco, CA $60,303

Oakland, CA $59,032

New York, NY $55,658

Paramus, NJ $54,981

Queens Village, NY $54,978

Passaic, NJ $54,933

Bergenfield, NJ $54,928

Stamford, CT $54,822

Huntington, NY $54,802

Newark, NJ $54,445

Bridgeport, CT $54,343

Vallejo, CA $54,247

New Brunswick, NJ $54,227

Petaluma, CA $54,198

Middlesex, NJ $54,106

Somerset, NJ $54,073

Santa Cruz, CA $54,010

Boston, MA $53,715

Monterey, CA $53,545

Seattle, WA $53,434

Santa Rosa, CA $53,425

Los Angeles, CA $53,410

Juneau, AK $53,285

Washington, DC $53,231

Orange, CA $53,059

Santa Ana, CA $52,932

Long Beach, CA $52,883

Anaheim, CA $52,874

Anchorage, AK $52,850

Santa Maria, CA $52,705

Everett, WA $52,695

Danbury, CT $52,525

Bremerton, WA $52,458

Tacoma, WA $52,284

New Suffolk, NY $52,283

Sacramento, CA $52,270

Santa Barbara, CA $52,216

Trenton, NJ $52,163

San Diego, CA $52,163

Brockton, MA $52,110

Fairbanks, AK $51,992

Lompoc, CA $51,868

Lowell, MA $51,829

Ventura, CA $51,820

Nashua, NH $51,810

Stockton, CA $51,805

Modesto, CA $51,453

Poughkeepsie, NY $51,346

Olympia, WA $51,254

Kennewick, WA $51,254

New Haven, CT $51,235

Lawrence, MA $51,061

Hartford, CT $51,013

Riverside, CA $51,003

New Bedford, MA $50,955

Richland, WA $50,955

Bakersfield, CA $50,887

San Bernardino, CA $50,868

New Britain, CT $50,863

Atlantic City, NJ $50,863

New London, CT $50,843

Norwich, CT $50,829

Portsmouth, NH $50,819

Boulder, CO $50,717

Portland, OR $50,650

Worcester, MA $50,645

Minneapolis, MN $50,495

Philadelphia, PA $50,428

Honolulu, HI $50,268

Saint Paul, MN $50,245

Vineland, NJ $50,234

Providence, RI $50,094

Chicago, IL $49,954

Bellingham, WA $49,896

Springfield, MA $49,857

Baltimore, MD $49,843

Chico, CA $49,722

Pittsfield, MA $49,591

Manchester, NH $49,500

Spokane, WA $49,287

Denver, CO $49,282

Albany, NY $49,055

Troy, NY $49,036

Nassau, NY $48,984

Schenectady, NY $48,934

Wilmington, DE $48,895

Burlington, VT $48,828

Salem, OR $48,808

Portland, ME $48,659

Yakima, WA $48,610

Rochester, MN $48,460

Reno, NV $48,436

Fresno, CA $48,436

Milwaukee, WI $48,393

Detroit, MI $48,344

Ann Arbor, MI $48,336

Allentown, PA $48,330

Colorado Springs, CO $48,248

Syracuse, NY $48,223

Carson City, NV $48,223

Houston, TX $48,156

Eugene, OR $48,132

Gary, IN $48,074

Springfield, OR $48,035

Bismarck, ND $48,025

Galveston, TX $47,991

Medford, OR $47,919

Fort Collins, CO $47,900

Concord, NH $47,875

Austin, TX $47,861

Mesa, AZ $47,759

Reading, PA $47,755

Phoenix, AZ $47,750

Dallas, TX $47,735

Saint Cloud, MN $47,689

Madison, WI $47,624

Utica, NY $47,494

Rochester, NY $47,416

Des Moines, IA $47,411

Raleigh, NC $47,407

Atlanta, GA $47,334

Battle Creek, MI $47,320

Salt Lake City, UT $47,305

Lancaster, PA $47,233

Harrisburg, PA $47,165

Kansas City, MO $47,117

Champaign, IL $47,107

Kansas City, KS $47,107

Fort Worth, TX $47,102

Columbus, OH $47,094

Boca Raton, FL $47,083

Pittsburgh, PA $47,063

Richmond, VA $47,044

Indianapolis, IN $47,034

Cleveland, OH $47,029

Las Vegas, NV $46,971

Cincinnati, OH $46,971

Petersburg, VA $46,899

Huntsville, AL $46,826

Lansing, MI $46,794

Lebanon, PA $46,788

Pueblo, CO $46,783

Appleton, WI $46,768

Buffalo, NY $46,749

Dayton, OH $46,735

Racine, WI $46,725

Charlotte, NC $46,720

Saint Louis, MO $46,706

York, PA $46,677

Elkhart, IN $46,677

Gastonia, NC $46,667

Billings, MT $46,656

Beaumont, TX $46,643

Lorain, OH $46,633

Benton Harbor, MI $46,623

Toledo, OH $46,614

Binghamton, NY $46,590

Rock Hill, SC $46,585

Rockford, IL $46,561

Springfield, IL $46,541

Elyria, OH $46,536

Fargo, ND $46,536

Flagstaff, AZ $46,503

Fort Lauderdale, FL $46,474

Duluth, MN $46,445

Miami, FL $46,445

Cheyenne, WY $46,411

Grand Forks, ND $46,411

Bangor, ME $46,304

Cedar Rapids, IA $46,251

Durham, NC $46,231

Louisville, KY $46,227

Grand Rapids, MI $46,217

Hialeah, FL $46,213

Casper, WY $46,145

Scranton, PA $46,087

New Orleans, LA $46,072

Virginia Beach, VA $46,068

Akron, OH $46,043

Peoria, IL $45,981

Sarasota, FL $45,971

Nashville, TN $45,937

Omaha, NE $45,937

Green Bay, WI $45,937

Baton Rouge, LA $45,913

Charleston, SC $45,903

Jamestown, NY $45,879

Davenport, IA $45,879

Tucson, AZ $45,855

Saint Petersburg, FL $45,826

Tampa, FL $45,816

Evansville, IN $45,787

Port Arthur, TX $45,787

Bradenton, FL $45,768

Santa Fe, NM $45,681

Orlando, FL $45,594

Clearwater, FL $45,579

Canton, OH $45,478

La Crosse, WI $45,478

Albuquerque, NM $45,449

Newport News, VA $45,444

High Point, NC $45,429

Ogden, UT $45,410

Corpus Christi, TX $45,371

Norfolk, VA $45,342

Laramie, WY $45,342

Rock Island, IL $45,313

Saginaw, MI $45,304

Jacksonville, FL $45,299

Salisbury, NC $45,289

Boise, ID $45,280

Moline, IL $45,255

Fort Myers, FL $45,241

Memphis, TN $45,231

Tulsa, OK $45,207

Waterloo, IA $45,178

Spartanburg, SC $45,130

Lincoln, NE $45,106

Fort Wayne, IN $45,096

Provo, UT $45,091

Cedar Falls, IA $45,033

San Antonio, TX $45,014

Greensboro, NC $44,994

South Bend, IN $44,990

Savannah, GA $44,936

Muskegon, MI $44,917

Birmingham, AL $44,912

Winston Salem, NC $44,889

Lake Charles, LA $44,772

Anderson, IN $44,762

Lexington, KY $44,748

Augusta, GA $44,733

Greenville, SC $44,733

Lima, OH $44,695

Wichita, KS $44,690

Tuscaloosa, AL $44,690

Columbia, SC $44,646

Springfield, OH $44,637

Asheville, NC $44,559

Bloomington, IN $44,526

Knoxville, TN $44,351

Shreveport, LA $44,347

Wilmington, NC $44,284

Roanoke, VA $44,284

Topeka, KS $44,197

Frankfort, KY $44,191

Oklahoma City, OK $44,158

Chillicothe, OH $44,139

Longview, TX $44,134

Melbourne, FL $44,129

Sioux Falls, SD $44,052

Mobile, AL $44,047

Terre Haute, IN $44,028

Altoona, PA $43,999

Amarillo, TX $43,965

Killeen, TX $43,950

Fayetteville, AR $43,912

Chattanooga, TN $43,897

Sioux City, IA $43,854

Idaho Falls, ID $43,844

Lynchburg, VA $43,805

Gainesville, FL $43,742

Portsmouth, OH $43,718

Little Rock, AR $43,709

Lafayette, LA $43,689

Youngstown, OH $43,689

Daytona Beach, FL $43,660

Clarksville, TN $43,655

Pensacola, FL $43,651

Temple, TX $43,647

Hopkinsville, KY $43,506

Erie, PA $43,496

Florence, SC $43,477

Charleston, WV $43,399

Great Falls, MT $43,375

Macon, GA $43,307

Tallahassee, FL $43,303

Fayetteville, NC $43,293

Waco, TX $43,283

Helena, MT $43,249

Pine Bluff, AR $43,231

Vincennes, IN $43,172

Lubbock, TX $43,153

Alamogordo, NM $43,124

Twin Falls, ID $43,080

Rapid City, SD $43,066

Jackson, MS $42,979

Huntington, WV $42,975

Greenville, MS $42,974

Parkersburg, WV $42,925

Montgomery, AL $42,916

Wichita Falls, TX $42,867

Springfield, MO $42,867

Biloxi, MS $42,843

Monroe, LA $42,795

Johnstown, PA $42,761

Sumter, SC $42,742

Columbus, GA $42,737

Pascagoula, MS $42,645

Abilene, TX $42,645

Kingsport, TN $42,519

Albany, GA $42,519

Gulfport, MS $42,505

Alexandria, LA $42,345

Fort Smith, AR $42,225

El Paso, TX $42,094

Las Cruces, NM $41,877

Harlingen, TX $41,754

Pocatello, ID $41,746

Florence, AL $41,683

Brownsville, TX $41,673

Mcallen, TX $41,572

Dothan, AL $41,504

Columbus, MS $41,217

Altus, OK $40,992

Lawton, OK $40,900

Pierre, SD $40,726

What Skills Can Increase a Cnc Laser Programmer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 9.38% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Programming (Mentioned in 3.18% Job Postings): Executing logic to facilitate computing operations and functionality in one or more languages.
Word Processing (Mentioned in 1.77% Job Postings): word processing, operation in which a text-editing software program called a word processor is used to create a document on a computer. A word-processing system can produce a wide variety of documents, including letters, memoranda, and manuals, rapidly and at relatively low cost.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	9.38%
Programming	3.18%
Word Processing	1.77%

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 Laser Programmer's salary.

Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 22%.
Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 22%.
PowerPoint: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Analysis	$58,974	22%
Presentation	$58,974	22%
PowerPoint	$57,041	18%
Attention to Detail	$57,041	18%
Billing	$56,557	17%
Administrative Support	$56,074	16%

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Cnc Laser Programmer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Cnc Laser Programmer'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.

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$41,234

Average $48,340/year

$53,796

$3,436

Average $4,028/month

$4,483

$793

Average $930/week

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$20

Average $23/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,796	$4,483	$1,035	$26
Average	$48,340	$4,028	$930	$23
25th Percentile	$41,234	$3,436	$793	$20

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Salary Trends for Cnc Laser Programmer

Salaries for a Cnc Laser Programmer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $49,467 in 2023 to around $48,538 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Cnc Laser Programmer salary trends, .

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