CNC Engineer Salary in Lexington, Kentucky

How much does a CNC Engineer make in Lexington, KY?

As of May 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a CNC Engineer in Lexington, KY is $74,867. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $65,256 to $87,429, with most professionals earning between $56,505 and $98,865.

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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 Lexington, KY

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

65256

87429

74867

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

66507

90431

76375

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 Lexington, KY. The base salary for CNC Engineer ranges from $65,256 to $87,429 with the average base salary of $74,867. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $66,507 to $90,431 with the average total cash compensation of $76,375.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$74,867	$65,256 - $87,429
Bonus	$1,508	$1,251 - $3,002
Total Pay	$76,375	$66,507 - $90,431

* 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 Lexington, KY

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Lexington, KY
CITY, STATE Richmond, KY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $64,670 - $86,645	COMPARE TO Lexington, KY
CITY, STATE Frankfort, KY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $64,445 - $86,343	COMPARE TO Lexington, KY
CITY, STATE Louisville, KY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $67,413 - $90,319	COMPARE TO Lexington, KY
CITY, STATE Covington, KY	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $68,498 - $91,773	COMPARE TO Lexington, KY
CITY, STATE Cincinnati, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $68,498 - $91,773	COMPARE TO Lexington, KY
CITY, STATE Hamilton, OH	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $68,216 - $91,395	COMPARE TO Lexington, KY

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About Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington, consolidated with Fayette County and often denoted as Lexington-Fayette, is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 60th-largest city in the United States. By land area, Lexington is the 28th largest city in the United States. Known as the "Horse Capital of the World," it is the heart of the state's Bluegrass region. It has a nonpartisan mayor-council form of government, with 12 council districts and three members elected at large, with the highest vote-getter designated vice mayor. In the 2017 U.S. Census Estimate, the city's population was 321,959, anchoring a metropolitan are...

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