Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators in Arkansas
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$41,178
after federal, FICA and Arkansas tax
Tax takes
$9,102
18.1% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$47,600
Arkansas costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Arkansas — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$50,280
Kept after tax
$41,178
Worth in national money
$47,600
State rank
26
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Middling, nationally. Arkansas pays this job around $50,280 at the midpoint, 26 of 48 states. The interesting numbers on this page are the two below it.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 218 among 489 occupations Arkansas publishes pay for.
- Cheaper living works in this state's favor. From $50,280 you keep $41,178 after tax, and local prices stretch that to the equivalent of $47,600 at national prices. Averages run higher here, $51,460, since top earners drag the number up.
- For computer numerically controlled tool operators the Arkansas median is $50,280, ranking 26 of 48 states reporting. Mid-band nominal positions are the ones most frequently reordered by the adjustments, because no large wage premium exists to absorb a state's tax or price level.
- Position 218 of 489 in Arkansas places computer numerically controlled tool operators in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Retained pay in Arkansas is $41,178 after the full tax stack, from $50,280. Because the state's price level runs below the national average, the price-adjusted equivalent is $47,600 — a real-terms figure describing purchasing power rather than compensation, and not a number that appears on any pay stub. Mean pay of $51,460 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $35,180 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $50,280 |
| Top tenth earn over | $69,250 |
| This salary | $50,280 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Arkansas | $41,178 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $42,580 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$3,783 |
The raise and the real gain point in opposite directions here.
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $48,535 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$4,575 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 87 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $50,280 as a midpoint for Arkansas, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $35,180 and the ninetieth is $69,250 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Arkansas the take-home figure of $41,178, from $50,280, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 218 of 489 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Arkansas, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $47,600, the adjusted value of that $50,280 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 218 of 489 in the state.
- The Arkansas median of $50,280 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $35,180 to $69,250. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Arkansas is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $41,178 from $50,280. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 218 of 489 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Arkansas, so $47,600 — the adjusted value of that $50,280 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 218 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $35,180 at the tenth percentile, $69,250 at the ninetieth.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Arkansas sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $47,600 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Arkansas then takes its own share, leaving $41,178.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 48 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($35,180 to $69,250) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Arkansas rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Arkansas's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $47,600 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $41,178 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Arkansas income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 48 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.