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

A Cnc Router Operator's salary grows with experience: a CNC Machine Operator I (1-3 years)earns $49,968, a Cnc Router Operator (3-5 years)earns $63,267, a CNC Machine Operator III (5-7 years)earns $71,960,

What are the highest paying states for a Cnc Router Operator?

Cnc Router Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Cnc Router Operator roles are District of Columbia $68,567, California $68,307, Massachusetts $67,396. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Cnc Router Operator roles make?

Salaries for Cnc Router Operator level roles vary by specialization: Cnc Programmer And Operator: $71,805; Router Operator: $71,455; Cnc Machine Operator: $63,991; CNC Mill Operator: $63,686; CNC Lathe Operator: $61,732.

How do different companies affect a Cnc Router Operator's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Cnc Router Operator 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 Router Operator Salary in the United States

How much does a Cnc Router Operator make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Cnc Router Operator in the United States is $61,928 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $74,810
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,502 to $68,671
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $49,651

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Cnc Router Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,671	$5,723	$1,321	$33
Average	$61,928	$5,161	$1,191	$30
25th Percentile	$55,502	$4,625	$1,067	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Cnc Router Operator Salaries

A Cnc Router Operator'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Cnc Router Operator 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 Router Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $68,567.
California: $68,307.
Massachusetts: $67,396.

District of Columbia $68,567 California $68,307 Massachusetts $67,396 Washington $67,149 New Jersey $67,124 Alaska $67,037 Connecticut $66,183 New York $65,836

Hawaii $64,727 Rhode Island $64,207 Maryland $63,854 Minnesota $63,371 Colorado $63,185 Illinois $63,123 Oregon $62,888 Delaware $62,715

New Hampshire $62,606 Virginia $62,362 Pennsylvania $61,649 Nevada $61,290 North Dakota $61,173 Michigan $60,987 Wisconsin $60,919 Vermont $60,782

Texas $60,405 Maine $60,380 Arizona $60,343 Ohio $60,299 Georgia $59,730 Indiana $59,445 Wyoming $59,389 Utah $59,302

Iowa $59,265 Kansas $58,968 Louisiana $58,881 North Carolina $58,850 Missouri $58,838 Florida $58,596 Montana $58,466 Nebraska $58,342

Kentucky $58,274 South Carolina $58,027 Tennessee $57,872 Idaho $57,810 New Mexico $57,358 Oklahoma $57,259 Alabama $56,893 South Dakota $56,280

Arkansas $55,946 West Virginia $55,766 Mississippi $55,227

Top Paying Cities for Cnc Router Operators

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: $78,110
San Francisco: $77,255
Oakland: $75,627

San Jose, CA $78,110

San Francisco, CA $77,255

Oakland, CA $75,627

New York, NY $71,303

Paramus, NJ $70,436

Queens Village, NY $70,433

Passaic, NJ $70,374

Bergenfield, NJ $70,369

Stamford, CT $70,233

Huntington, NY $70,207

Newark, NJ $69,750

Bridgeport, CT $69,619

Vallejo, CA $69,496

New Brunswick, NJ $69,471

Petaluma, CA $69,434

Middlesex, NJ $69,316

Somerset, NJ $69,273

Santa Cruz, CA $69,192

Boston, MA $68,815

Monterey, CA $68,597

Seattle, WA $68,455

Santa Rosa, CA $68,443

Los Angeles, CA $68,424

Juneau, AK $68,263

Washington, DC $68,195

Orange, CA $67,975

Santa Ana, CA $67,811

Long Beach, CA $67,749

Anaheim, CA $67,737

Anchorage, AK $67,706

Santa Maria, CA $67,520

Everett, WA $67,508

Danbury, CT $67,290

Bremerton, WA $67,204

Tacoma, WA $66,981

New Suffolk, NY $66,980

Sacramento, CA $66,963

Santa Barbara, CA $66,895

Trenton, NJ $66,827

San Diego, CA $66,827

Brockton, MA $66,758

Fairbanks, AK $66,607

Lompoc, CA $66,449

Lowell, MA $66,399

Ventura, CA $66,387

Nashua, NH $66,375

Stockton, CA $66,368

Modesto, CA $65,916

Poughkeepsie, NY $65,780

Olympia, WA $65,662

Kennewick, WA $65,662

New Haven, CT $65,638

Lawrence, MA $65,415

Hartford, CT $65,353

Riverside, CA $65,340

New Bedford, MA $65,278

Richland, WA $65,278

Bakersfield, CA $65,192

San Bernardino, CA $65,167

New Britain, CT $65,161

Atlantic City, NJ $65,161

New London, CT $65,136

Norwich, CT $65,117

Portsmouth, NH $65,105

Boulder, CO $64,974

Portland, OR $64,888

Worcester, MA $64,882

Minneapolis, MN $64,690

Philadelphia, PA $64,603

Honolulu, HI $64,399

Saint Paul, MN $64,369

Vineland, NJ $64,356

Providence, RI $64,176

Chicago, IL $63,996

Bellingham, WA $63,922

Springfield, MA $63,873

Baltimore, MD $63,854

Chico, CA $63,699

Pittsfield, MA $63,532

Manchester, NH $63,414

Spokane, WA $63,142

Denver, CO $63,136

Albany, NY $62,845

Troy, NY $62,820

Nassau, NY $62,754

Schenectady, NY $62,690

Wilmington, DE $62,640

Burlington, VT $62,554

Salem, OR $62,529

Portland, ME $62,337

Yakima, WA $62,275

Rochester, MN $62,083

Reno, NV $62,052

Fresno, CA $62,052

Milwaukee, WI $61,996

Detroit, MI $61,934

Ann Arbor, MI $61,924

Allentown, PA $61,916

Colorado Springs, CO $61,810

Syracuse, NY $61,779

Carson City, NV $61,779

Houston, TX $61,693

Eugene, OR $61,662

Gary, IN $61,587

Springfield, OR $61,538

Bismarck, ND $61,526

Galveston, TX $61,482

Medford, OR $61,389

Fort Collins, CO $61,365

Concord, NH $61,334

Austin, TX $61,315

Mesa, AZ $61,185

Reading, PA $61,179

Phoenix, AZ $61,173

Dallas, TX $61,154

Saint Cloud, MN $61,095

Madison, WI $61,012

Utica, NY $60,844

Rochester, NY $60,745

Des Moines, IA $60,739

Raleigh, NC $60,733

Atlanta, GA $60,640

Battle Creek, MI $60,621

Salt Lake City, UT $60,603

Lancaster, PA $60,510

Harrisburg, PA $60,423

Kansas City, MO $60,361

Champaign, IL $60,349

Kansas City, KS $60,349

Fort Worth, TX $60,343

Columbus, OH $60,332

Boca Raton, FL $60,318

Pittsburgh, PA $60,293

Richmond, VA $60,268

Indianapolis, IN $60,256

Cleveland, OH $60,250

Las Vegas, NV $60,176

Cincinnati, OH $60,176

Petersburg, VA $60,083

Huntsville, AL $59,990

Lansing, MI $59,948

Lebanon, PA $59,940

Pueblo, CO $59,934

Appleton, WI $59,915

Buffalo, NY $59,891

Dayton, OH $59,872

Racine, WI $59,860

Charlotte, NC $59,854

Saint Louis, MO $59,835

York, PA $59,798

Elkhart, IN $59,798

Gastonia, NC $59,786

Billings, MT $59,771

Beaumont, TX $59,754

Lorain, OH $59,742

Benton Harbor, MI $59,730

Toledo, OH $59,717

Binghamton, NY $59,686

Rock Hill, SC $59,680

Rockford, IL $59,649

Springfield, IL $59,624

Elyria, OH $59,618

Fargo, ND $59,618

Flagstaff, AZ $59,575

Fort Lauderdale, FL $59,538

Duluth, MN $59,501

Miami, FL $59,501

Cheyenne, WY $59,457

Grand Forks, ND $59,457

Bangor, ME $59,321

Cedar Rapids, IA $59,253

Durham, NC $59,227

Louisville, KY $59,222

Grand Rapids, MI $59,209

Hialeah, FL $59,203

Casper, WY $59,117

Scranton, PA $59,042

New Orleans, LA $59,024

Virginia Beach, VA $59,017

Akron, OH $58,987

Peoria, IL $58,906

Sarasota, FL $58,894

Nashville, TN $58,850

Omaha, NE $58,850

Green Bay, WI $58,850

Baton Rouge, LA $58,819

Charleston, SC $58,807

Jamestown, NY $58,776

Davenport, IA $58,776

Tucson, AZ $58,745

Saint Petersburg, FL $58,708

Tampa, FL $58,695

Evansville, IN $58,658

Port Arthur, TX $58,658

Bradenton, FL $58,634

Santa Fe, NM $58,522

Orlando, FL $58,411

Clearwater, FL $58,392

Canton, OH $58,262

La Crosse, WI $58,262

Albuquerque, NM $58,225

Newport News, VA $58,219

High Point, NC $58,200

Ogden, UT $58,175

Corpus Christi, TX $58,126

Norfolk, VA $58,089

Laramie, WY $58,089

Rock Island, IL $58,051

Saginaw, MI $58,039

Jacksonville, FL $58,033

Salisbury, NC $58,020

Boise, ID $58,008

Moline, IL $57,977

Fort Myers, FL $57,959

Memphis, TN $57,946

Tulsa, OK $57,915

Waterloo, IA $57,878

Spartanburg, SC $57,816

Lincoln, NE $57,785

Fort Wayne, IN $57,773

Provo, UT $57,767

Cedar Falls, IA $57,692

San Antonio, TX $57,667

Greensboro, NC $57,643

South Bend, IN $57,636

Savannah, GA $57,568

Muskegon, MI $57,544

Birmingham, AL $57,537

Winston Salem, NC $57,507

Lake Charles, LA $57,358

Anderson, IN $57,345

Lexington, KY $57,327

Augusta, GA $57,308

Greenville, SC $57,308

Lima, OH $57,259

Wichita, KS $57,253

Tuscaloosa, AL $57,253

Columbia, SC $57,197

Springfield, OH $57,184

Asheville, NC $57,085

Bloomington, IN $57,042

Knoxville, TN $56,819

Shreveport, LA $56,813

Wilmington, NC $56,732

Roanoke, VA $56,732

Topeka, KS $56,621

Frankfort, KY $56,614

Oklahoma City, OK $56,571

Chillicothe, OH $56,547

Longview, TX $56,540

Melbourne, FL $56,534

Sioux Falls, SD $56,435

Mobile, AL $56,429

Terre Haute, IN $56,404

Altoona, PA $56,367

Amarillo, TX $56,324

Killeen, TX $56,305

Fayetteville, AR $56,255

Chattanooga, TN $56,237

Sioux City, IA $56,181

Idaho Falls, ID $56,169

Lynchburg, VA $56,119

Gainesville, FL $56,039

Portsmouth, OH $56,008

Little Rock, AR $55,995

Lafayette, LA $55,971

Youngstown, OH $55,971

Daytona Beach, FL $55,933

Clarksville, TN $55,927

Pensacola, FL $55,921

Temple, TX $55,917

Hopkinsville, KY $55,735

Erie, PA $55,723

Florence, SC $55,698

Charleston, WV $55,599

Great Falls, MT $55,568

Macon, GA $55,481

Tallahassee, FL $55,475

Fayetteville, NC $55,463

Waco, TX $55,450

Helena, MT $55,407

Pine Bluff, AR $55,384

Vincennes, IN $55,308

Lubbock, TX $55,283

Alamogordo, NM $55,246

Twin Falls, ID $55,190

Rapid City, SD $55,172

Jackson, MS $55,060

Huntington, WV $55,056

Greenville, MS $55,054

Parkersburg, WV $54,991

Montgomery, AL $54,980

Wichita Falls, TX $54,918

Springfield, MO $54,918

Biloxi, MS $54,887

Monroe, LA $54,825

Johnstown, PA $54,782

Sumter, SC $54,757

Columbus, GA $54,751

Pascagoula, MS $54,633

Abilene, TX $54,633

Kingsport, TN $54,472

Albany, GA $54,472

Gulfport, MS $54,453

Alexandria, LA $54,249

Fort Smith, AR $54,094

El Paso, TX $53,927

Las Cruces, NM $53,648

Harlingen, TX $53,491

Pocatello, ID $53,481

Florence, AL $53,401

Brownsville, TX $53,388

Mcallen, TX $53,258

Dothan, AL $53,171

Columbus, MS $52,804

Altus, OK $52,515

Lawton, OK $52,397

Pierre, SD $52,174

What Skills Can Increase a Cnc Router Operator's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 1.78% 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.
Preventative Maintenance (Mentioned in 1.3% Job Postings): Developing and implementing maintenance strategies to increase equipment life expectancy and avoid unplanned downtime.
Preventive Maintenance (Mentioned in 0.98% 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	1.78%
Preventative Maintenance	1.3%
Preventive Maintenance	0.98%

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 Router Operator's salary.

Initiative: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Written Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Lean: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Initiative	$64,405	4%
Written Communication	$63,786	3%
Lean	$63,167	2%
Visual Inspection	$62,547	1%
CAD	$62,547	1%
Problem Solving	$62,547	1%

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How Education impacts a Cnc Router Operator's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Cnc Router Operators enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Cnc Router Operator with a Associate's Degree is between $59,874 and $64,349).

Cnc Router Operator Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Cnc Router Operator

No Diploma 1.1%

High School 76.1%

Associates 19.3%

Bachelors 2.3%

Masters 1.1%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.1%
High School	76.1%
Associates	19.3%
Bachelors	2.3%
Masters	1.1%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Cnc Router Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Cnc Router Operator'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 May 01, 2026

$55,502

Average $61,928/year

$68,671

$4,625

Average $5,161/month

$5,723

$1,067

Average $1,191/week

$1,321

$27

Average $30/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,671	$5,723	$1,321	$33
Average	$61,928	$5,161	$1,191	$30
25th Percentile	$55,502	$4,625	$1,067	$27

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Salary Trends for Cnc Router Operator

Salaries for a Cnc Router Operator can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $47,933 in 2023 to around $47,476 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Cnc Router Operator salary trends, .

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