Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators in Missouri
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$41,699
after federal, FICA and Missouri tax
Tax takes
$9,301
18.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$45,442
Missouri costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Missouri — 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
$51,000
Kept after tax
$41,699
Worth in national money
$45,442
State rank
23
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Missouri is 23 of 48 states for this job, with a middle wage of $51,000. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 488 occupations Missouri reports figures for, this is number 277.
- Missouri is cheaper than average, and that shows up here. From $51,000 the take-home is $41,699; adjusted for what things actually cost, it goes as far as $45,442 would nationally. The average comes to $53,290, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Missouri ranks 23 of 48 for computer numerically controlled tool operators at $51,000. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- In Missouri's occupational distribution, computer numerically controlled tool operators sits at 277 of 488 — 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.
- Post-tax income for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Missouri, on $51,000, is $41,699 — equivalent to $45,442 once regional price parity is applied. ⚠️ The adjustment uses a statewide index that describes no particular address; within-state price variation, concentrated in housing, routinely exceeds the difference between two states. At $53,290 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 | $37,790 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $51,000 |
| Top tenth earn over | $68,730 |
| This salary | $51,000 |
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 Missouri | $41,699 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $43,159 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$1,029 |
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 | $49,183 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$1,245 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 92 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $51,000 as a midpoint for Missouri, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $37,790 and the ninetieth is $68,730 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $41,699 take-home in Missouri comes from $51,000. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 277 of 488.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $45,442 uses one figure for the whole of Missouri. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 488 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 277.
- The Missouri median of $51,000 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $37,790 to $68,730. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $41,699, from $51,000, assumes a single Missouri filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 277 of 488 locally, and the state ranks 23 of 48 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $45,442, worked from $51,000, 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 Missouri address, on work sitting at 277 of 488 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $53,290 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $37,790 and the top tenth $68,730, so most people doing this work in Missouri sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
Further than the number implies. Missouri is cheaper than the national average, so this take-home behaves like $45,442 in national terms.
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; Missouri then takes its own share, leaving $41,699.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 48 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
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 Missouri is $53,290. 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 ($37,790 to $68,730) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Missouri rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Missouri'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 $45,442 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 $41,699 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Missouri 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.