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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers salary in California

The median computer numerically controlled tool programmers in California earns $82,090 a year, 21% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,070 a month.

10th percentile
$55,900
25th percentile
$66,440
Median percentile
$82,090
75th percentile
$102,980
90th percentile
$126,010

Based on 2,990 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$60,834 take-home a year
Gross pay$82,090
Federal income tax−$9,230
Social Security + Medicare−$6,280
California income tax (approx.)−$5,746
Monthly take-home$5,070
Every two weeks$2,340

Does it go far here?

$74,142Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
40%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All computer numerically controlled tool programmers salaries · Take-home pay in California