CNC Engineer Salary in Columbus, Ohio

How much does a CNC Engineer make in Columbus, OH?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a CNC Engineer in Columbus, OH is $78,549. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $68,462 to $91,729, with most professionals earning between $59,278 and $103,728.

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Common responsibilities of a CNC Engineer

Lead cross-functional teams in implementation of new product development, new processes, process changes, or significant manufacturing footprint changes, including developing layout drawings.

November 03, 2022

Understanding of manufacturing and quality standards, including FDA regulations and ISO quality systems.

November 24, 2022

Provides competitive compensation including an attractive base salary, uncapped tiered commissions that increase as sales grow, and a business allowance to offset transportation and communication costs.

December 10, 2022

Demonstrated experience in plastic injection mold tooling development, CNC programming, CAD layout, geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T).

December 26, 2022

Designs new processes, data collection methods and reporting formats, prepares charts, tables and logic diagrams that are used in problem analysis and performs analysis, debugging, testing, coding and implementing application programs.

February 02, 2023

Support transactional and enterprise sales with engineering services such as CAD modeling, reverse engineering, and customer engagement sessions.

February 26, 2023

Develops CNC machining processes by studying product requirements, creating programming geometry and tool paths using available programming systems, and developing/specifying all support fixtures, tooling and gages required.

February 27, 2023

Assist other members in analyzing data and making corrections to the processes based upon data.

April 07, 2023

Create quality manufacturing processes for new and existing products that include routings, tool kit/fixture specifications, and CNC programs.

April 11, 2023

Manage the logistics of product manufacturing including order fulfillment, purchasing of materials, managing inventory, and communication with vendors and customers.

April 27, 2023

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Average Salary Range for CNC Engineer in Columbus, OH

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

68462

91729

78549

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

69775

94879

80130

What is the average salary for CNC Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of CNC Engineer in Columbus, OH. The base salary for CNC Engineer ranges from $68,462 to $91,729 with the average base salary of $78,549. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $69,775 to $94,879 with the average total cash compensation of $80,130.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$78,549	$68,462 - $91,729
Bonus	$1,581	$1,313 - $3,150
Total Pay	$80,130	$69,775 - $94,879

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

CNC Engineer Salary Near Columbus, OH

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Columbus, OH
CITY, STATE Newark, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $68,040 - $91,163	COMPARE TO Columbus, OH
CITY, STATE Springfield, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $65,488 - $87,744	COMPARE TO Columbus, OH
CITY, STATE Chillicothe, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $64,201 - $86,020	COMPARE TO Columbus, OH
CITY, STATE Mansfield, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $67,302 - $90,174	COMPARE TO Columbus, OH
CITY, STATE Dayton, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $68,047 - $91,173	COMPARE TO Columbus, OH
CITY, STATE Lima, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $65,150 - $87,292	COMPARE TO Columbus, OH

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About Columbus, Ohio

The confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers occurs just north-west of Downtown Columbus. Several smaller tributaries course through the Columbus metropolitan area, including Alum Creek, Big Walnut Creek, and Darby Creek. Columbus is considered to have relatively flat topography thanks to a large glacier that covered most of Ohio during the Wisconsin Ice Age. However, there are sizable differences in elevation through the area, with the high point of Franklin County being 1,132 ft (345 m) above sea level near New Albany, and the low point being 670 ft (200 m) where the Scioto River leaves...

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