Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators in Oklahoma
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,906
after federal, FICA and Oklahoma tax
Tax takes
$8,854
18.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$44,069
Oklahoma costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Oklahoma — 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
$47,760
Kept after tax
$38,906
Worth in national money
$44,069
State rank
40
of 48 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is on the low side in Oklahoma. The middle earner gets $47,760. That is 40 of 48 states, and about 5.78% under the national figure. Whether that matters depends on what things cost here.
- Against other work in Oklahoma, this sits in the middle: 290 of 492 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- Here is where Oklahoma does better than its wage suggests. From a median of $47,760 you keep $38,906, and because things cost less here than the national average, that behaves like $44,069 would elsewhere. The average is higher, $48,590, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For computer numerically controlled tool operators, Oklahoma sits in the lower band at $47,760, ranking 40 of 48 and trailing the national median by about 5.78%. Nominal rankings routinely invert once tax and regional price level are applied, so this position should not be read as the conclusion.
- Computer numerically controlled tool operators ranks 290 of 492 occupations in Oklahoma by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- After federal, FICA and Oklahoma income tax, retained pay for computer numerically controlled tool operators on $47,760 is $38,906. Deflating by the state's price level — below the national average — gives $44,069 in national-average terms. ⚠️ That figure is purchasing power, not a wage, and nobody is paid it; it is what the take-home buys. The mean of $48,590 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,490 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $47,760 |
| Top tenth earn over | $62,190 |
| This salary | $47,760 |
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 Oklahoma | $38,906 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $40,555 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | −$2,335 |
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 | $45,708 |
|---|---|
| Raise you would need | +$2,823 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 88 |
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 Oklahoma earn under $47,760 and half over. The published range runs $34,490 at the tenth percentile to $62,190 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 Oklahoma's $38,906, worked from $47,760. 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 290 of 492.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $44,069 uses one figure for the whole of Oklahoma. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 492 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 290.
- Figures are distribution medians for computer numerically controlled tool operators in Oklahoma, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $34,490 to $62,190; 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 Oklahoma take-home of $38,906, on $47,760 for work ranking 290 of 492 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 290 of 492 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $44,069, worked from $47,760, 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 Oklahoma address, on work sitting at 290 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $34,490 and the top tenth $62,190, so most people doing this work in Oklahoma sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
A smaller wage in a cheaper place is not automatically less. Adjusted for local prices, this is worth $44,069.
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 Oklahoma's own levy, $38,906 remains.
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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($34,490 to $62,190) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Oklahoma rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Oklahoma'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 $44,069 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 $38,906 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Oklahoma 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.