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

A Cam Programmer's salary grows with experience: a CAD Drafter I (0-2 years)earns $65,694, a CAD Drafter II (2-4 years)earns $74,792, a Cam Programmer (4-7 years)earns $90,559, a CAD Drafter IV (7+ years)earns $117,054, a CAD Drafter V (7-10 years)earns $137,150,

What are the highest paying states for a Cam Programmer?

Cam Programmer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Cam Programmer roles are District of Columbia $99,585, California $99,207, Massachusetts $97,885. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Cam Programmer roles make?

Salaries for Cam Programmer level roles vary by specialization: CNC Programmer, Lead: $119,400; Cam Manager: $107,307; Cam Engineer: $105,609; Cad Cam Designer: $91,238; CNC Machine Programmer III: $85,237.

How do different companies affect a Cam Programmer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Cam Programmer 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.

Cam Programmer Salary in the United States

How much does a Cam Programmer make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Cam Programmer in the United States is $89,943 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $103,698
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,065 to $97,143
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $72,983

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Cam Programmer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$97,143	$8,095	$1,868	$47
Average	$89,943	$7,495	$1,730	$43
25th Percentile	$81,065	$6,755	$1,559	$39

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Key Factors That Influence Cam Programmer Salaries

A Cam 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Cam Programmer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Cam 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): $65,694
Early Career (1-2 years): $74,792
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $90,559
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $117,054
Expert (over 8 years): $137,150

Levels	Salary
CAD Draft... Level Cam Programmer	$65,694
CAD Draft... Level Cam Programmer	$74,792
Cam Progr... Level Cam Programmer	$90,559
CAD Draft... Level Cam Programmer	$117,054
CAD Draft... Level Cam Programmer	$137,150

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What Am I Worth?

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

District of Columbia: $99,585.
California: $99,207.
Massachusetts: $97,885.

District of Columbia $99,585 California $99,207 Massachusetts $97,885 Washington $97,525 New Jersey $97,489 Alaska $97,363 Connecticut $96,122 New York $95,618

Hawaii $94,008 Rhode Island $93,253 Maryland $92,740 Minnesota $92,038 Colorado $91,769 Illinois $91,679 Oregon $91,337 Delaware $91,085

New Hampshire $90,927 Virginia $90,572 Pennsylvania $89,538 Nevada $89,016 North Dakota $88,845 Michigan $88,576 Wisconsin $88,477 Vermont $88,279

Texas $87,730 Maine $87,694 Arizona $87,640 Ohio $87,577 Georgia $86,750 Indiana $86,336 Wyoming $86,255 Utah $86,129

Iowa $86,075 Kansas $85,643 Louisiana $85,518 North Carolina $85,473 Missouri $85,455 Florida $85,104 Montana $84,915 Nebraska $84,735

Kentucky $84,636 South Carolina $84,276 Tennessee $84,051 Idaho $83,962 New Mexico $83,305 Oklahoma $83,161 Alabama $82,630 South Dakota $81,740

Arkansas $81,254 West Virginia $80,993 Mississippi $80,211

Top Paying Cities for Cam 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: $113,445
San Francisco: $112,329
Oakland: $109,838

San Jose, CA $113,445

San Francisco, CA $112,329

Oakland, CA $109,838

New York, NY $104,235

Queens Village, NY $103,560

Paramus, NJ $102,840

Passaic, NJ $102,751

Bergenfield, NJ $102,661

Stamford, CT $102,526

Huntington, NY $102,436

Newark, NJ $101,851

Bridgeport, CT $101,671

New Brunswick, NJ $101,374

Vallejo, CA $101,186

Middlesex, NJ $101,132

Somerset, NJ $101,051

Petaluma, CA $100,844

Santa Cruz, CA $100,493

Boston, MA $100,313

Monterey, CA $99,863

Fairbanks, AK $99,800

Los Angeles, CA $99,630

Washington, DC $99,585

Seattle, WA $99,423

Santa Rosa, CA $99,405

Juneau, AK $99,144

Orange, CA $98,847

Anchorage, AK $98,685

Anaheim, CA $98,622

Santa Ana, CA $98,487

Nassau, NY $98,433

Long Beach, CA $98,397

Danbury, CT $98,370

Santa Maria, CA $98,065

Everett, WA $98,047

Bremerton, WA $97,606

Trenton, NJ $97,435

Sacramento, CA $97,399

San Diego, CA $97,354

Brockton, MA $97,318

Tacoma, WA $97,282

Santa Barbara, CA $97,156

Lowell, MA $96,796

New Suffolk, NY $96,760

Nashua, NH $96,652

Lompoc, CA $96,509

Ventura, CA $96,419

Stockton, CA $96,392

New Haven, CT $96,212

Atlantic City, NJ $95,978

Hartford, CT $95,780

Modesto, CA $95,735

Poughkeepsie, NY $95,537

New Britain, CT $95,492

Olympia, WA $95,366

Kennewick, WA $95,366

New London, CT $95,348

Norwich, CT $95,321

Lawrence, MA $95,276

Bakersfield, CA $95,024

Riverside, CA $94,899

New Bedford, MA $94,899

Richland, WA $94,809

Portsmouth, NH $94,737

Vineland, NJ $94,719

San Bernardino, CA $94,647

Boulder, CO $94,395

Worcester, MA $94,323

Portland, OR $94,242

Saint Paul, MN $94,134

Minneapolis, MN $94,134

Philadelphia, PA $94,008

Honolulu, HI $93,531

Springfield, MA $93,217

Providence, RI $93,208

Chicago, IL $92,947

Bellingham, WA $92,839

Baltimore, MD $92,740

Chico, CA $92,515

Wilmington, DE $92,362

Pittsfield, MA $92,272

Manchester, NH $92,101

Spokane, WA $91,706

Denver, CO $91,697

Albany, NY $91,274

Troy, NY $91,238

Schenectady, NY $91,049

Burlington, VT $90,851

Portland, ME $90,536

Salem, OR $90,464

Yakima, WA $90,446

Ann Arbor, MI $90,419

Rochester, MN $90,168

Fresno, CA $90,123

Reno, NV $90,123

Milwaukee, WI $90,042

Detroit, MI $89,952

Allentown, PA $89,925

Carson City, NV $89,916

Houston, TX $89,781

Colorado Springs, CO $89,772

Syracuse, NY $89,727

Eugene, OR $89,556

Bismarck, ND $89,448

Gary, IN $89,448

Galveston, TX $89,448

Springfield, OR $89,376

Medford, OR $89,160

Fort Collins, CO $89,124

Austin, TX $89,052

Mesa, AZ $88,863

Phoenix, AZ $88,845

Dallas, TX $88,818

Reading, PA $88,764

Saint Cloud, MN $88,728

Concord, NH $88,648

Madison, WI $88,612

Utica, NY $88,369

Raleigh, NC $88,297

Las Vegas, NV $88,288

Rochester, NY $88,225

Des Moines, IA $88,216

Atlanta, GA $88,072

Battle Creek, MI $88,045

Salt Lake City, UT $88,018

Lancaster, PA $87,883

Champaign, IL $87,865

Harrisburg, PA $87,757

Durham, NC $87,676

Kansas City, MO $87,667

Kansas City, KS $87,649

Fort Worth, TX $87,640

Boca Raton, FL $87,604

Cleveland, OH $87,595

Columbus, OH $87,577

Pittsburgh, PA $87,568

Richmond, VA $87,532

Indianapolis, IN $87,514

Cincinnati, OH $87,397

Petersburg, VA $87,262

Billings, MT $87,065

Lansing, MI $87,065

Huntsville, AL $87,065

Lebanon, PA $87,056

Dayton, OH $87,047

Pueblo, CO $87,047

Appleton, WI $87,020

Buffalo, NY $86,984

Racine, WI $86,939

Charlotte, NC $86,930

Saint Louis, MO $86,903

Springfield, IL $86,867

Elkhart, IN $86,849

York, PA $86,849

Gastonia, NC $86,840

Benton Harbor, MI $86,840

Beaumont, TX $86,786

Lorain, OH $86,768

Toledo, OH $86,732

Binghamton, NY $86,687

Rock Hill, SC $86,678

Rockford, IL $86,633

Fargo, ND $86,588

Elyria, OH $86,588

Flagstaff, AZ $86,525

Fort Lauderdale, FL $86,471

Miami, FL $86,417

Duluth, MN $86,273

Bangor, ME $86,156

Cedar Rapids, IA $86,057

Louisville, KY $86,012

Grand Rapids, MI $85,994

Hialeah, FL $85,985

Casper, WY $85,859

Scranton, PA $85,751

New Orleans, LA $85,724

Virginia Beach, VA $85,715

Akron, OH $85,670

Peoria, IL $85,553

Sarasota, FL $85,536

Green Bay, WI $85,473

Baton Rouge, LA $85,428

Charleston, SC $85,410

Nashville, TN $85,383

Jamestown, NY $85,365

Davenport, IA $85,365

Tucson, AZ $85,320

Cheyenne, WY $85,293

Saint Petersburg, FL $85,266

Tampa, FL $85,248

Omaha, NE $85,230

Port Arthur, TX $85,194

Evansville, IN $85,194

Bradenton, FL $85,158

Santa Fe, NM $84,996

Orlando, FL $84,906

Clearwater, FL $84,807

Canton, OH $84,618

La Crosse, WI $84,618

Grand Forks, ND $84,591

Albuquerque, NM $84,564

Tulsa, OK $84,564

Newport News, VA $84,555

High Point, NC $84,528

Ogden, UT $84,492

Corpus Christi, TX $84,420

Laramie, WY $84,366

Norfolk, VA $84,366

Rock Island, IL $84,312

Saginaw, MI $84,294

Jacksonville, FL $84,285

Salisbury, NC $84,267

Memphis, TN $84,249

Moline, IL $84,204

Fort Myers, FL $84,177

Waterloo, IA $84,060

Spartanburg, SC $83,971

Lincoln, NE $83,926

Fort Wayne, IN $83,908

Birmingham, AL $83,809

Cedar Falls, IA $83,791

Provo, UT $83,782

Springfield, OH $83,773

San Antonio, TX $83,755

Greensboro, NC $83,719

South Bend, IN $83,710

Winston Salem, NC $83,701

Boise, ID $83,674

Savannah, GA $83,611

Muskegon, MI $83,449

Lima, OH $83,341

Lake Charles, LA $83,305

Anderson, IN $83,287

Lexington, KY $83,260

Augusta, GA $83,233

Greenville, SC $83,233

Wichita, KS $83,152

Tuscaloosa, AL $83,152

Columbia, SC $83,071

Bloomington, IN $82,846

Roanoke, VA $82,792

Asheville, NC $82,675

Knoxville, TN $82,522

Shreveport, LA $82,513

Wilmington, NC $82,397

Frankfort, KY $82,226

Oklahoma City, OK $82,163

Chillicothe, OH $82,127

Longview, TX $82,118

Topeka, KS $82,091

Mobile, AL $81,956

Terre Haute, IN $81,920

Erie, PA $81,911

Altoona, PA $81,866

Melbourne, FL $81,839

Amarillo, TX $81,803

Killeen, TX $81,776

Fayetteville, AR $81,704

Sioux Falls, SD $81,641

Chattanooga, TN $81,587

Idaho Falls, ID $81,578

Gainesville, FL $81,389

Portsmouth, OH $81,344

Little Rock, AR $81,326

Lynchburg, VA $81,326

Lafayette, LA $81,290

Youngstown, OH $81,290

Temple, TX $81,254

Daytona Beach, FL $81,236

Clarksville, TN $81,227

Pensacola, FL $81,218

Hopkinsville, KY $80,948

Charleston, WV $80,939

Florence, SC $80,894

Sioux City, IA $80,840

Macon, GA $80,580

Tallahassee, FL $80,571

Fayetteville, NC $80,553

Waco, TX $80,535

Wichita Falls, TX $80,535

Pine Bluff, AR $80,499

Vincennes, IN $80,328

Lubbock, TX $80,292

Great Falls, MT $80,238

Alamogordo, NM $80,229

Abilene, TX $80,157

Rapid City, SD $80,040

Monroe, LA $80,040

Albany, GA $79,986

Huntington, WV $79,977

Jackson, MS $79,968

Greenville, MS $79,959

Parkersburg, WV $79,869

Montgomery, AL $79,851

Johnstown, PA $79,833

Springfield, MO $79,761

Biloxi, MS $79,716

Sumter, SC $79,527

Columbus, GA $79,518

Twin Falls, ID $79,464

Pascagoula, MS $79,347

Kingsport, TN $79,114

Gulfport, MS $79,087

Alexandria, LA $78,790

Fort Smith, AR $78,565

El Paso, TX $78,322

Helena, MT $78,205

Las Cruces, NM $77,917

Harlingen, TX $77,666

Pocatello, ID $77,585

Florence, AL $77,558

Brownsville, TX $77,540

Dothan, AL $77,396

Mcallen, TX $77,351

Columbus, MS $76,685

Altus, OK $76,271

Lawton, OK $76,101

Pierre, SD $75,777

What Skills Can Increase a Cam Programmer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 3.62% 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.
Pneumatics (Mentioned in 2.2% Job Postings): Pneumatics (pronounced new-MATT-ix) is an aspect of physics and engineering that is concerned with using the energy in compressed gas to make something move or work.
CAD Software (Mentioned in 1.38% Job Postings): Computer-aided design is the use of computers to aid in the creation, modification, analysis, or optimization of a design.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	3.62%
Pneumatics	2.2%
CAD Software	1.38%

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 Cam Programmer's salary.

Products and Services: Can increase your salary by up to 8%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Products and Services	$97,138	8%
Innovation	$95,339	6%
Analysis	$94,440	5%
Leadership	$94,440	5%
Commitment	$93,540	4%
Collaboration	$93,540	4%

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How Education impacts a Cam Programmer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Cam Programmers enter the field with a No Diploma 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 Cam Programmer with a No Diploma is between $92,048 and $97,709).

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Typical Education for Cam Programmer

No Diploma 100.0%

High School 0.0%

Associates 100.0%

Bachelors 0.0%

Masters 0.0%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	100.0%
High School	0.0%
Associates	100.0%
Bachelors	0.0%
Masters	0.0%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Cam Programmer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Cam 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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$81,065

Average $89,943/year

$97,143

$6,755

Average $7,495/month

$8,095

$1,559

Average $1,730/week

$1,868

$39

Average $43/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$97,143	$8,095	$1,868	$47
Average	$89,943	$7,495	$1,730	$43
25th Percentile	$81,065	$6,755	$1,559	$39

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Salary Trends for Cam Programmer

Salaries for a Cam Programmer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $98,520 in 2023 to around $96,234 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Cam Programmer salary trends, .

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