Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators in Illinois
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,833
after federal, FICA and Illinois tax
Tax takes
$9,587
19.8% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,283
Illinois costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Illinois — 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
$48,420
Kept after tax
$38,833
Worth in national money
$39,283
State rank
38
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Illinois. The middle earner gets $48,420. That is 38 of 48 states, and about 4.48% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 345 among 494 occupations Illinois publishes pay for.
- No great distortion either way. Illinois costs about what the country costs, so from $48,420, take-home of $38,833 is worth roughly $39,283 in national money. The average comes to $51,990, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- For computer numerically controlled tool operators, Illinois sits in the lower band at $48,420, ranking 38 of 48 and trailing the national median by about 4.48%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Position 345 of 494 in Illinois 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.
- Price parity in Illinois is near the national base, so for computer numerically controlled tool operators, whose median is $48,420, the adjusted figure of $39,283 differs little from $38,833 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $51,990 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,990 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $48,420 |
| Top tenth earn over | $68,950 |
| This salary | $48,420 |
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 Illinois | $38,833 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $41,085 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,997 |
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 | $45,617 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,624 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 99 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of computer numerically controlled tool operators in Illinois earn under $48,420 and half over. The published range runs $38,990 at the tenth percentile to $68,950 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Illinois's $38,833, worked from $48,420. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 345 of 494.
- One number stands for prices across all of Illinois, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $39,283, the adjusted value of that $48,420 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 345 of 494 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Illinois, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $38,990 to $68,950; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- The Illinois take-home of $38,833, on $48,420 for work ranking 345 of 494 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 345 of 494 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Illinois, so $39,283 — the adjusted value of that $48,420 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 345 of 494 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $51,990, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $38,990 at the bottom tenth to $68,950 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Illinois is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $39,283 in national terms.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Illinois adds its own income tax on top — which is why $38,833 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 48 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Illinois is $51,990. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($38,990 to $68,950) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Illinois rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Illinois'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 $39,283 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 $38,833 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Illinois 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.