CNC Engineer Salary in Washington, District of Columbia

How much does a CNC Engineer make in Washington, DC?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a CNC Engineer in Washington, DC is $89,319. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $77,848 to $104,305, with most professionals earning between $67,405 and $117,950.

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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 Washington, DC

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

77848

104305

89319

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

79342

107887

91116

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 Washington, DC. The base salary for CNC Engineer ranges from $77,848 to $104,305 with the average base salary of $89,319. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $79,342 to $107,887 with the average total cash compensation of $91,116.

View Average Salary for CNC Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$89,319	$77,848 - $104,305
Bonus	$1,797	$1,493 - $3,582
Total Pay	$91,116	$79,342 - $107,887

* 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 Washington, DC

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Arlington, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $77,848 - $104,305	COMPARE TO Washington, DC 0%
CITY, STATE Alexandria, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $77,848 - $104,305	COMPARE TO Washington, DC 0%
CITY, STATE Annandale, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $77,848 - $104,305	COMPARE TO Washington, DC 0%
CITY, STATE Bowie, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $77,687 - $104,089	COMPARE TO Washington, DC
CITY, STATE Bethesda, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $77,848 - $104,305	COMPARE TO Washington, DC 0%
CITY, STATE Silver Spring, MD	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $77,848 - $104,305	COMPARE TO Washington, DC 0%

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About Washington, District of Columbia

Washington, D.C. is located in the mid-Atlantic region of the U.S. East Coast. Due to the District of Columbia retrocession, the city has a total area of 68.34 square miles (177.0 km2), of which 61.05 square miles (158.1 km2) is land and 7.29 square miles (18.9 km2) (10.67%) is water. The District is bordered by Montgomery County, Maryland to the northwest; Prince George's County, Maryland to the east; Arlington County, Virginia to the south; and Alexandria, Virginia to the west. The south bank of the Potomac River forms the District's border with Virginia and has two major tributaries: the An...

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