Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators in Connecticut
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$47,720
after federal, FICA and Connecticut tax
Tax takes
$12,120
20.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$46,022
Connecticut costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Connecticut — 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
$59,840
Kept after tax
$47,720
Worth in national money
$46,022
State rank
4
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Connecticut is one of the better-paying states for this job. The middle earner takes $59,840, which ranks 4 of 48 states with published figures. That is about 18.05% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 482 occupations Connecticut reports figures for, this is number 288.
- Connecticut is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $59,840 the take-home is $47,720; in national-average money that behaves like $46,022. The average lands at $58,570, below the middle of the range.
- Connecticut ranks 4 of 48 states publishing a median for computer numerically controlled tool operators, at $59,840 — about 18.05% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- In Connecticut's occupational distribution, computer numerically controlled tool operators sits at 288 of 482 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Take-home for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Connecticut, on $59,840, is $47,720; deflated by the state's price level, $46,022. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $58,570 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $45,410 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $59,840 |
| Top tenth earn over | $74,310 |
| This salary | $59,840 |
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 Connecticut | $47,720 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $50,261 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,700 |
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 | $56,677 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,894 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Connecticut earn less than $59,840. The published range is $45,410 up to $74,310, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Connecticut the take-home figure of $47,720, from $59,840, 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 288 of 482 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $46,022 uses one figure for the whole of Connecticut. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 482 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 288.
- Reported values are medians; for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Connecticut the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $45,410 to $74,310. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Connecticut is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $47,720 from $59,840. 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 288 of 482 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $46,022, worked from $59,840, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Connecticut address, on work sitting at 288 of 482 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $45,410 at the tenth percentile, $74,310 at the ninetieth.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Connecticut run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $46,022 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Connecticut's own levy, $47,720 remains.
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 ($45,410 to $74,310) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Connecticut rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Connecticut's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $46,022 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $47,720 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Connecticut 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.