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 $68,217, a Non-Profit Program Senior Coordinator (4-7 years)earns $80,888, a Non-Profit Program Manager I (7+ years)earns $86,396, a Non-Profit Program Manager II (7+ years)earns $96,878,

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 $53,520, California $53,317, Massachusetts $52,606. 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: $109,500; CNC Programmer, Senior: $85,290; Laser Programmer: $84,021; CNC Programmer: $74,108; CNC Machinist Programmer: $73,796.

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 August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Cnc Laser Programmer in the United States is $48,338 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): $58,794
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $41,226 to $53,811
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $34,751

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,811	$4,484	$1,035	$26
Average	$48,338	$4,028	$930	$23
25th Percentile	$41,226	$3,435	$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): $68,217
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $80,888
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $86,396
Expert (over 8 years): $96,878

Levels	Salary
Cnc Laser... Level Cnc Laser Programmer	$49,820
Non-Profi... Level Cnc Laser Programmer	$68,217
Non-Profi... Level Cnc Laser Programmer	$80,888
Non-Profi... Level Cnc Laser Programmer	$86,396
Non-Profi... Level Cnc Laser Programmer	$96,878

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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: $53,520.
California: $53,317.
Massachusetts: $52,606.

District of Columbia $53,520 California $53,317 Massachusetts $52,606 Washington $52,413 New Jersey $52,394 Alaska $52,326 Connecticut $51,659 New York $51,388

Hawaii $50,523 Rhode Island $50,117 Maryland $49,841 Minnesota $49,464 Colorado $49,319 Illinois $49,271 Oregon $49,087 Delaware $48,952

New Hampshire $48,867 Virginia $48,676 Pennsylvania $48,121 Nevada $47,840 North Dakota $47,748 Michigan $47,603 Wisconsin $47,550 Vermont $47,444

Texas $47,149 Maine $47,130 Arizona $47,101 Ohio $47,067 Georgia $46,622 Indiana $46,400 Wyoming $46,356 Utah $46,289

Iowa $46,260 Kansas $46,028 Louisiana $45,960 North Carolina $45,936 Missouri $45,926 Florida $45,738 Montana $45,636 Nebraska $45,539

Kentucky $45,486 South Carolina $45,293 Tennessee $45,172 Idaho $45,124 New Mexico $44,771 Oklahoma $44,693 Alabama $44,408 South Dakota $43,930

Arkansas $43,669 West Virginia $43,528 Mississippi $43,108

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: $60,969
San Francisco: $60,301
Oakland: $59,030

San Jose, CA $60,969

San Francisco, CA $60,301

Oakland, CA $59,030

New York, NY $55,656

Paramus, NJ $54,979

Queens Village, NY $54,977

Passaic, NJ $54,931

Bergenfield, NJ $54,927

Stamford, CT $54,820

Huntington, NY $54,800

Newark, NJ $54,443

Bridgeport, CT $54,341

Vallejo, CA $54,245

New Brunswick, NJ $54,226

Petaluma, CA $54,197

Middlesex, NJ $54,105

Somerset, NJ $54,071

Santa Cruz, CA $54,008

Boston, MA $53,713

Monterey, CA $53,544

Seattle, WA $53,433

Santa Rosa, CA $53,423

Los Angeles, CA $53,409

Juneau, AK $53,283

Washington, DC $53,230

Orange, CA $53,058

Santa Ana, CA $52,930

Long Beach, CA $52,882

Anaheim, CA $52,872

Anchorage, AK $52,848

Santa Maria, CA $52,703

Everett, WA $52,693

Danbury, CT $52,523

Bremerton, WA $52,457

Tacoma, WA $52,282

New Suffolk, NY $52,282

Sacramento, CA $52,268

Santa Barbara, CA $52,215

Trenton, NJ $52,162

San Diego, CA $52,162

Brockton, MA $52,108

Fairbanks, AK $51,990

Lompoc, CA $51,867

Lowell, MA $51,828

Ventura, CA $51,818

Nashua, NH $51,809

Stockton, CA $51,804

Modesto, CA $51,451

Poughkeepsie, NY $51,345

Olympia, WA $51,253

Kennewick, WA $51,253

New Haven, CT $51,234

Lawrence, MA $51,060

Hartford, CT $51,011

Riverside, CA $51,002

New Bedford, MA $50,953

Richland, WA $50,953

Bakersfield, CA $50,886

San Bernardino, CA $50,866

New Britain, CT $50,861

Atlantic City, NJ $50,861

New London, CT $50,842

Norwich, CT $50,828

Portsmouth, NH $50,818

Boulder, CO $50,715

Portland, OR $50,649

Worcester, MA $50,644

Minneapolis, MN $50,494

Philadelphia, PA $50,426

Honolulu, HI $50,267

Saint Paul, MN $50,244

Vineland, NJ $50,233

Providence, RI $50,093

Chicago, IL $49,953

Bellingham, WA $49,895

Springfield, MA $49,856

Baltimore, MD $49,841

Chico, CA $49,721

Pittsfield, MA $49,590

Manchester, NH $49,498

Spokane, WA $49,286

Denver, CO $49,281

Albany, NY $49,054

Troy, NY $49,034

Nassau, NY $48,982

Schenectady, NY $48,933

Wilmington, DE $48,894

Burlington, VT $48,826

Salem, OR $48,807

Portland, ME $48,657

Yakima, WA $48,609

Rochester, MN $48,459

Reno, NV $48,435

Fresno, CA $48,435

Milwaukee, WI $48,391

Detroit, MI $48,343

Ann Arbor, MI $48,335

Allentown, PA $48,328

Colorado Springs, CO $48,246

Syracuse, NY $48,222

Carson City, NV $48,222

Houston, TX $48,154

Eugene, OR $48,130

Gary, IN $48,072

Springfield, OR $48,034

Bismarck, ND $48,024

Galveston, TX $47,990

Medford, OR $47,918

Fort Collins, CO $47,898

Concord, NH $47,874

Austin, TX $47,860

Mesa, AZ $47,758

Reading, PA $47,753

Phoenix, AZ $47,748

Dallas, TX $47,734

Saint Cloud, MN $47,687

Madison, WI $47,623

Utica, NY $47,492

Rochester, NY $47,415

Des Moines, IA $47,410

Raleigh, NC $47,405

Atlanta, GA $47,333

Battle Creek, MI $47,318

Salt Lake City, UT $47,304

Lancaster, PA $47,231

Harrisburg, PA $47,163

Kansas City, MO $47,115

Champaign, IL $47,105

Kansas City, KS $47,105

Fort Worth, TX $47,101

Columbus, OH $47,092

Boca Raton, FL $47,081

Pittsburgh, PA $47,062

Richmond, VA $47,043

Indianapolis, IN $47,033

Cleveland, OH $47,028

Las Vegas, NV $46,970

Cincinnati, OH $46,970

Petersburg, VA $46,898

Huntsville, AL $46,825

Lansing, MI $46,793

Lebanon, PA $46,786

Pueblo, CO $46,782

Appleton, WI $46,767

Buffalo, NY $46,748

Dayton, OH $46,733

Racine, WI $46,724

Charlotte, NC $46,719

Saint Louis, MO $46,704

York, PA $46,675

Elkhart, IN $46,675

Gastonia, NC $46,666

Billings, MT $46,654

Beaumont, TX $46,641

Lorain, OH $46,632

Benton Harbor, MI $46,622

Toledo, OH $46,612

Binghamton, NY $46,588

Rock Hill, SC $46,583

Rockford, IL $46,559

Springfield, IL $46,540

Elyria, OH $46,535

Fargo, ND $46,535

Flagstaff, AZ $46,501

Fort Lauderdale, FL $46,472

Duluth, MN $46,443

Miami, FL $46,443

Cheyenne, WY $46,409

Grand Forks, ND $46,409

Bangor, ME $46,303

Cedar Rapids, IA $46,250

Durham, NC $46,230

Louisville, KY $46,226

Grand Rapids, MI $46,216

Hialeah, FL $46,211

Casper, WY $46,144

Scranton, PA $46,086

New Orleans, LA $46,071

Virginia Beach, VA $46,066

Akron, OH $46,042

Peoria, IL $45,979

Sarasota, FL $45,970

Nashville, TN $45,936

Omaha, NE $45,936

Green Bay, WI $45,936

Baton Rouge, LA $45,912

Charleston, SC $45,902

Jamestown, NY $45,878

Davenport, IA $45,878

Tucson, AZ $45,854

Saint Petersburg, FL $45,825

Tampa, FL $45,815

Evansville, IN $45,786

Port Arthur, TX $45,786

Bradenton, FL $45,767

Santa Fe, NM $45,680

Orlando, FL $45,592

Clearwater, FL $45,578

Canton, OH $45,476

La Crosse, WI $45,476

Albuquerque, NM $45,447

Newport News, VA $45,443

High Point, NC $45,428

Ogden, UT $45,409

Corpus Christi, TX $45,370

Norfolk, VA $45,341

Laramie, WY $45,341

Rock Island, IL $45,312

Saginaw, MI $45,302

Jacksonville, FL $45,298

Salisbury, NC $45,288

Boise, ID $45,278

Moline, IL $45,254

Fort Myers, FL $45,240

Memphis, TN $45,230

Tulsa, OK $45,206

Waterloo, IA $45,177

Spartanburg, SC $45,128

Lincoln, NE $45,104

Fort Wayne, IN $45,095

Provo, UT $45,090

Cedar Falls, IA $45,032

San Antonio, TX $45,012

Greensboro, NC $44,993

South Bend, IN $44,988

Savannah, GA $44,935

Muskegon, MI $44,916

Birmingham, AL $44,911

Winston Salem, NC $44,887

Lake Charles, LA $44,771

Anderson, IN $44,761

Lexington, KY $44,747

Augusta, GA $44,732

Greenville, SC $44,732

Lima, OH $44,693

Wichita, KS $44,689

Tuscaloosa, AL $44,689

Columbia, SC $44,645

Springfield, OH $44,635

Asheville, NC $44,558

Bloomington, IN $44,524

Knoxville, TN $44,350

Shreveport, LA $44,345

Wilmington, NC $44,283

Roanoke, VA $44,283

Topeka, KS $44,196

Frankfort, KY $44,190

Oklahoma City, OK $44,157

Chillicothe, OH $44,138

Longview, TX $44,133

Melbourne, FL $44,128

Sioux Falls, SD $44,051

Mobile, AL $44,046

Terre Haute, IN $44,026

Altoona, PA $43,997

Amarillo, TX $43,964

Killeen, TX $43,949

Fayetteville, AR $43,910

Chattanooga, TN $43,896

Sioux City, IA $43,852

Idaho Falls, ID $43,843

Lynchburg, VA $43,804

Gainesville, FL $43,741

Portsmouth, OH $43,717

Little Rock, AR $43,707

Lafayette, LA $43,688

Youngstown, OH $43,688

Daytona Beach, FL $43,659

Clarksville, TN $43,654

Pensacola, FL $43,649

Temple, TX $43,646

Hopkinsville, KY $43,504

Erie, PA $43,495

Florence, SC $43,475

Charleston, WV $43,398

Great Falls, MT $43,374

Macon, GA $43,306

Tallahassee, FL $43,301

Fayetteville, NC $43,292

Waco, TX $43,282

Helena, MT $43,248

Pine Bluff, AR $43,230

Vincennes, IN $43,171

Lubbock, TX $43,151

Alamogordo, NM $43,122

Twin Falls, ID $43,079

Rapid City, SD $43,064

Jackson, MS $42,977

Huntington, WV $42,974

Greenville, MS $42,973

Parkersburg, WV $42,923

Montgomery, AL $42,915

Wichita Falls, TX $42,866

Springfield, MO $42,866

Biloxi, MS $42,842

Monroe, LA $42,794

Johnstown, PA $42,760

Sumter, SC $42,741

Columbus, GA $42,736

Pascagoula, MS $42,644

Abilene, TX $42,644

Kingsport, TN $42,518

Albany, GA $42,518

Gulfport, MS $42,504

Alexandria, LA $42,344

Fort Smith, AR $42,223

El Paso, TX $42,093

Las Cruces, NM $41,875

Harlingen, TX $41,753

Pocatello, ID $41,745

Florence, AL $41,682

Brownsville, TX $41,672

Mcallen, TX $41,571

Dothan, AL $41,503

Columbus, MS $41,216

Altus, OK $40,991

Lawton, OK $40,899

Pierre, SD $40,725

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%

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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	$58,972	22%
Presentation	$58,972	22%
PowerPoint	$57,039	18%
Attention to Detail	$57,039	18%
Billing	$56,556	17%
Administrative Support	$56,072	16%

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Cnc Laser Programmer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Cnc Laser Programmer roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Cnc Laser Programmer positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Cnc Laser Programmer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Cnc Laser Programmer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$58,006	$28.0	20%

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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$41,226

Average $48,338/year

$53,811

$3,435

Average $4,028/month

$4,484

$793

Average $930/week

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,811	$4,484	$1,035	$26
Average	$48,338	$4,028	$930	$23
25th Percentile	$41,226	$3,435	$793	$20

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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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