What are the main factors that influence a CNC Machine Programmer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for CNC Machine Programmer?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for CNC Machine Programmer roles, with salaries approximately 15% above the market median.

How does experience change A CNC Machine Programmer's salary?

A CNC Machine Programmer's salary grows with experience: starting around $62,991 for beginners, reaching about $64,975 at mid-level, and approach $65,397 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a CNC Machine Programmer?

CNC Machine Programmer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for CNC Machine Programmer roles are District of Columbia $70,325, California $70,059, Massachusetts $69,125. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of CNC Machine Programmer roles make?

Salaries for CNC Machine Programmer level roles vary by specialization: CNC Programmer/Set-Up IV: $109,590; CNC Programmer, Lead: $109,510; CNC Machine Programmer IV: $109,509; CNC Machine Programmer III: $85,290; CNC Programmer, Senior: $85,290.

CNC Machine Programmer Salary in Colorado

How much does a CNC Machine Programmer make in Colorado? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a CNC Machine Programmer in Colorado is $64,806 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

However, a CNC Machine Programmer's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $76,431
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $58,175 to $70,891
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $52,138

10% $52,138

50% (Median) $64,806

90% $76,431

CNC Machine Programmer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,891	$5,908	$1,363	$34
Average	$64,806	$5,400	$1,246	$31
25th Percentile	$58,175	$4,848	$1,119	$28

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Key Factors That Influence CNC Machine Programmer Salaries

A CNC Machine Programmer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects CNC Machine Programmer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a CNC Machine Programmer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $62,991
Early Career (1-2 years): $63,707
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $64,975
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $65,228
Expert (over 8 years): $65,397

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level CNC Machine Programmer	less than 1 year	$62,991
Early Career Level CNC Machine Programmer	1-2 years	$63,707
Mid-Level Level CNC Machine Programmer	2-4 years	$64,975
Senior-Level Level CNC Machine Programmer	5-8 years	$65,228
Expert Level CNC Machine Programmer	over 8 years	$65,397

How Do CNC Machine Programmer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract CNC Machine Programmers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $70,325.
California: $70,059.
Massachusetts: $69,125.

District of Columbia $70,325 California $70,059 Massachusetts $69,125 Washington $68,871 New Jersey $68,845 Alaska $68,757 Connecticut $67,880 New York $67,524

Hawaii $66,387 Rhode Island $65,854 Maryland $65,492 Minnesota $64,996 Colorado $64,806 Illinois $64,742 Oregon $64,501 Delaware $64,323

New Hampshire $64,211 Virginia $63,961 Pennsylvania $63,231 Nevada $62,862 North Dakota $62,741 Michigan $62,551 Wisconsin $62,481 Vermont $62,341

Texas $61,954 Maine $61,928 Arizona $61,890 Ohio $61,846 Georgia $61,262 Indiana $60,969 Wyoming $60,912 Utah $60,823

Iowa $60,785 Kansas $60,480 Louisiana $60,391 North Carolina $60,360 Missouri $60,347 Florida $60,099 Montana $59,966 Nebraska $59,839

Kentucky $59,769 South Carolina $59,515 Tennessee $59,356 Idaho $59,293 New Mexico $58,829 Oklahoma $58,727 Alabama $58,353 South Dakota $57,724

Arkansas $57,381 West Virginia $57,197 Mississippi $56,644

Top Paying Cities for CNC Machine Programmer

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Glen Haven: $63,537
Hygiene: $65,745
Johnstown: $63,678

Glen Haven, CO $63,537

Hygiene, CO $65,745

Johnstown, CO $63,678

Laporte, CO $62,973

Livermore, CO $62,768

Loveland, CO $63,480

Lyons, CO $65,630

Masonville, CO $63,013

Mead, CO $64,402

Milliken, CO $63,590

Niwot, CO $66,261

Red Feather Lakes, CO $62,941

Severance, CO $63,063

Timnath, CO $62,982

Wellington, CO $62,629

Windsor, CO $63,072

Brighton, CO $64,636

Ault, CO $62,952

Briggsdale, CO $62,970

Carr, CO $61,887

Eastlake, CO $64,804

Eaton, CO $63,151

Evans, CO $63,473

Fort Lupton, CO $64,451

Galeton, CO $63,158

Gilcrest, CO $63,819

Gill, CO $63,261

Greeley, CO $63,316

Henderson, CO $64,736

Hudson, CO $64,239

Keenesburg, CO $63,929

Kersey, CO $63,269

La Salle, CO $63,709

Lucerne, CO $63,248

Nunn, CO $62,752

Orchard, CO $62,962

Pierce, CO $62,992

Ohio City, CO $63,640

Parlin, CO $63,341

Penrose, CO $62,788

Pitkin, CO $63,561

Poncha Springs, CO $63,131

Powderhorn, CO $63,209

Rockvale, CO $62,503

Sargents, CO $63,024

Twin Lakes, CO $65,106

Westcliffe, CO $62,538

Wetmore, CO $62,136

Durango, CO $63,386

Cahone, CO $63,230

Cortez, CO $63,182

Dolores, CO $63,333

Dove Creek, CO $63,167

Egnar, CO $63,202

Hesperus, CO $62,832

Lewis, CO $63,342

Mancos, CO $63,181

Marvel, CO $62,830

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $62,854

Pleasant View, CO $63,048

Rico, CO $63,348

Towaoc, CO $62,919

Yellow Jacket, CO $63,266

Montrose, CO $63,585

Austin, CO $63,668

Bedrock, CO $63,186

Cedaredge, CO $63,732

Cory, CO $63,652

Crawford, CO $63,472

Delta, CO $63,584

Eckert, CO $63,683

Hotchkiss, CO $63,644

Lazear, CO $63,596

Naturita, CO $63,314

Norwood, CO $63,339

Nucla, CO $63,412

Olathe, CO $63,514

Ophir, CO $63,408

Ouray, CO $63,398

Paonia, CO $63,936

Paradox, CO $63,221

Placerville, CO $63,349

Redvale, CO $63,369

Ridgway, CO $63,389

Silverton, CO $63,282

Somerset, CO $64,130

Telluride, CO $63,420

Grand Junction, CO $63,976

Platteville, CO $63,961

Roggen, CO $63,301

Weldona, CO $62,813

Wiggins, CO $63,149

Fort Morgan, CO $62,838

Log Lane Village, CO $63,044

Akron, CO $62,383

Amherst, CO $62,183

Atwood, CO $62,601

Brush, CO $62,597

Crook, CO $62,423

Eckley, CO $62,226

Fleming, CO $62,543

Grover, CO $62,493

Haxtun, CO $62,530

Hereford, CO $62,094

Hillrose, CO $62,658

Holyoke, CO $62,341

Idalia, CO $62,028

Iliff, CO $62,587

Julesburg, CO $62,335

Lindon, CO $62,115

Merino, CO $62,656

New Raymer, CO $62,642

Otis, CO $62,439

Ovid, CO $62,357

Padroni, CO $62,428

Paoli, CO $62,531

Peetz, CO $62,411

Sedgwick, CO $62,379

Snyder, CO $62,609

Sterling, CO $62,708

Stoneham, CO $62,645

Vernon, CO $62,087

Woodrow, CO $62,245

Wray, CO $62,211

Yuma, CO $62,419

Anton, CO $62,131

Arapahoe, CO $61,641

Arriba, CO $61,865

Bethune, CO $61,956

Burlington, CO $61,899

Calhan, CO $62,878

Cascade, CO $63,395

Cheyenne Wells, CO $61,731

Cope, CO $62,102

Cripple Creek, CO $63,276

Divide, CO $63,309

Flagler, CO $61,928

Florissant, CO $63,258

Fountain, CO $62,872

Genoa, CO $61,907

Green Mountain Falls, CO $63,379

Guffey, CO $63,190

Hugo, CO $61,528

Joes, CO $62,164

Karval, CO $61,171

Kirk, CO $62,112

Kit Carson, CO $61,654

Limon, CO $62,280

Lake George, CO $63,353

Manitou Springs, CO $63,395

Matheson, CO $62,235

Peyton, CO $63,175

Ramah, CO $61,833

Rush, CO $61,980

Seibert, CO $61,902

Simla, CO $62,518

Stratton, CO $61,964

U S A F Academy, CO $63,391

Victor, CO $63,247

Vona, CO $61,939

Wild Horse, CO $61,535

Woodland Park, CO $63,343

Yoder, CO $62,219

Colorado Springs, CO $63,396

Clifton, CO $63,936

Fruita, CO $63,777

Gateway, CO $63,328

Glade Park, CO $63,548

Loma, CO $63,800

Mack, CO $63,631

Palisade, CO $63,821

Whitewater, CO $63,543

Glenwood Springs, CO $64,593

Dinosaur, CO $63,526

Aspen, CO $65,803

Snowmass Village, CO $65,800

Avon, CO $65,210

Basalt, CO $65,593

Carbondale, CO $65,349

Collbran, CO $63,758

Craig, CO $64,226

De Beque, CO $63,750

Eagle, CO $64,943

Edwards, CO $65,082

Parachute, CO $64,082

Battlement Mesa, CO $64,023

Gypsum, CO $64,620

Hamilton, CO $64,500

Hayden, CO $64,317

Maybell, CO $63,605

Meeker, CO $64,505

Meredith, CO $65,378

Mesa, CO $63,727

Minturn, CO $65,011

Molina, CO $63,689

New Castle, CO $64,370

Rangely, CO $63,784

Red Cliff, CO $65,003

Rifle, CO $64,211

Silt, CO $64,185

Slater, CO $63,920

Snowmass, CO $65,668

Wolcott, CO $64,982

Woody Creek, CO $65,799

Vail, CO $65,290

Pueblo, CO $61,471

Colorado City, CO $61,892

Aguilar, CO $62,162

Arlington, CO $61,067

Avondale, CO $61,636

Beulah, CO $61,895

Boncarbo, CO $62,192

Boone, CO $61,835

Branson, CO $61,683

Campo, CO $61,455

Cheraw, CO $61,573

Crowley, CO $61,704

Eads, CO $61,617

Fort Lyon, CO $61,549

Fowler, CO $61,725

Gardner, CO $62,329

Granada, CO $61,755

Hartman, CO $61,873

Hasty, CO $61,684

Haswell, CO $61,319

Hoehne, CO $62,092

Holly, CO $61,678

Kim, CO $61,620

La Junta, CO $61,660

Lamar, CO $61,848

Las Animas, CO $61,626

La Veta, CO $62,438

Mc Clave, CO $61,693

Manzanola, CO $61,612

Model, CO $61,706

Olney Springs, CO $61,507

Ordway, CO $61,201

Pritchett, CO $61,623

Rocky Ford, CO $61,523

Rye, CO $61,986

Sheridan Lake, CO $61,641

Springfield, CO $61,749

Sugar City, CO $61,037

Swink, CO $61,598

Trinchera, CO $61,826

Trinidad, CO $62,094

Two Buttes, CO $61,746

Vilas, CO $61,737

Walsenburg, CO $62,109

Walsh, CO $61,672

Weston, CO $62,310

Wiley, CO $61,637

Alamosa, CO $62,912

Antonito, CO $62,872

Arboles, CO $62,999

Arvada, CO $64,806

Aurora, CO $64,762

Bayfield, CO $63,177

Broomfield, CO $65,091

Commerce City, CO $64,654

Dupont, CO $64,778

Eldorado Springs, CO $66,320

Lafayette, CO $65,732

Louisville, CO $65,813

Westminster, CO $64,777

Wheat Ridge, CO $64,773

Agate, CO $62,479

Bennett, CO $64,103

Byers, CO $63,337

Castle Rock, CO $63,618

Deer Trail, CO $62,919

Elbert, CO $63,216

Elizabeth, CO $63,749

Englewood, CO $64,762

Franktown, CO $63,576

Kiowa, CO $63,290

Larkspur, CO $63,412

Littleton, CO $64,698

Lone Tree, CO $64,527

Louviers, CO $64,437

Monument, CO $63,349

Palmer Lake, CO $63,356

Parker, CO $64,291

Sedalia, CO $63,650

Strasburg, CO $63,899

Watkins, CO $64,378

Denver, CO $64,755

Thornton, CO $64,806

Boulder, CO $66,640

Golden, CO $64,768

Alma, CO $64,404

Bailey, CO $64,258

Black Hawk, CO $65,416

Bond, CO $64,975

Breckenridge, CO $64,542

Buffalo Creek, CO $64,035

Burns, CO $64,558

Central City, CO $65,048

Clark, CO $63,946

Climax, CO $64,616

Coalmont, CO $63,836

Como, CO $63,618

Conifer, CO $64,425

Cowdrey, CO $63,578

Dillon, CO $64,503

Dumont, CO $64,816

Evergreen, CO $64,656

Empire, CO $64,520

Fairplay, CO $63,677

Fraser, CO $64,593

Frisco, CO $64,901

Georgetown, CO $64,472

Granby, CO $64,421

Grand Lake, CO $64,385

Grant, CO $63,927

Hartsel, CO $63,338

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $64,334

Idaho Springs, CO $64,706

Idledale, CO $64,702

Indian Hills, CO $64,669

Jamestown, CO $66,533

Jefferson, CO $63,793

Kittredge, CO $64,675

Kremmling, CO $64,328

Leadville, CO $64,537

Mc Coy, CO $64,548

Morrison, CO $64,655

Nederland, CO $65,927

Oak Creek, CO $64,433

Parshall, CO $64,710

Phippsburg, CO $64,496

Pine, CO $64,113

Pinecliffe, CO $66,237

Rand, CO $63,840

Rollinsville, CO $65,620

Shawnee, CO $64,098

Silver Plume, CO $64,199

Steamboat Springs, CO $64,313

Tabernash, CO $64,744

Toponas, CO $64,472

Walden, CO $63,745

Ward, CO $65,754

Winter Park, CO $64,827

Yampa, CO $64,560

Silverthorne, CO $64,846

Longmont, CO $65,489

Allenspark, CO $65,191

Estes Park, CO $64,213

Bellvue, CO $63,391

Berthoud, CO $64,167

Dacono, CO $64,916

Drake, CO $63,414

Erie, CO $65,207

Firestone, CO $64,754

Fort Collins, CO $62,938

Frederick, CO $64,757

Blanca, CO $62,689

Capulin, CO $63,011

Center, CO $62,960

Chama, CO $62,475

Chimney Rock, CO $63,026

Chromo, CO $62,603

Conejos, CO $62,834

Creede, CO $63,163

Crestone, CO $62,719

Del Norte, CO $63,026

Fort Garland, CO $62,548

San Luis, CO $62,294

Homelake, CO $62,967

Hooper, CO $62,758

Ignacio, CO $62,905

Jaroso, CO $62,432

La Jara, CO $62,935

Manassa, CO $62,871

Moffat, CO $62,801

Monte Vista, CO $63,004

Mosca, CO $62,679

Pagosa Springs, CO $63,021

Romeo, CO $63,056

Saguache, CO $63,018

Sanford, CO $62,703

San Pablo, CO $62,381

South Fork, CO $63,089

Villa Grove, CO $62,886

Salida, CO $63,133

Almont, CO $64,758

Buena Vista, CO $64,659

Canon City, CO $62,851

Cimarron, CO $63,276

Coal Creek, CO $62,479

Coaldale, CO $62,978

Cotopaxi, CO $62,802

Crested Butte, CO $65,099

Florence, CO $62,380

Monarch, CO $63,265

Granite, CO $64,214

Gunnison, CO $63,325

Hillside, CO $62,778

Howard, CO $63,092

Lake City, CO $63,272

Nathrop, CO $63,323

CNC Machine Programmer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For CNC Machine Programmer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 30% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and MFG Durable sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 15% above the average. In contrast, CNC Machine Programmer positions in MFG Nondurable or Energy & Utilities typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view CNC Machine Programmer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a CNC Machine Programmer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$74,527	$36.0	15%
MFG Durable	$68,046	$33.0	5%

CNC Machine Programmer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a CNC Machine Programmer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$58,175

Average $64,806/year

$70,891

$4,848

Average $5,400/month

$5,908

$1,119

Average $1,246/week

$1,363

$28

Average $31/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,891	$5,908	$1,363	$34
Average	$64,806	$5,400	$1,246	$31
25th Percentile	$58,175	$4,848	$1,119	$28

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