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 $60,594 for beginners, reaching about $62,502 at mid-level, and approach $62,909 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 $70,323, California $70,056, Massachusetts $69,123. 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, Lead: $109,500; CNC Machine Programmer IV: $109,493; CNC Programmer/Set-Up IV: $109,490; CNC Programmer, Senior: $85,290; CNC Machine Programmer III: $85,281.

CNC Machine Programmer Salary in Vermont

How much does a CNC Machine Programmer make in Vermont? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a CNC Machine Programmer in Vermont is $62,339 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $73,523
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,961 to $68,193
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,154

10% $50,154

50% (Median) $62,339

90% $73,523

CNC Machine Programmer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,193	$5,683	$1,311	$33
Average	$62,339	$5,195	$1,199	$30
25th Percentile	$55,961	$4,663	$1,076	$27

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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): $60,594
Early Career (1-2 years): $61,283
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $62,502
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $62,746
Expert (over 8 years): $62,909

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level CNC Machine Programmer	less than 1 year	$60,594
Early Career Level CNC Machine Programmer	1-2 years	$61,283
Mid-Level Level CNC Machine Programmer	2-4 years	$62,502
Senior-Level Level CNC Machine Programmer	5-8 years	$62,746
Expert Level CNC Machine Programmer	over 8 years	$62,909

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: $70,323.
California: $70,056.
Massachusetts: $69,123.

District of Columbia $70,323 California $70,056 Massachusetts $69,123 Washington $68,869 New Jersey $68,843 Alaska $68,754 Connecticut $67,878 New York $67,522

Hawaii $66,385 Rhode Island $65,852 Maryland $65,490 Minnesota $64,994 Colorado $64,804 Illinois $64,740 Oregon $64,499 Delaware $64,321

New Hampshire $64,209 Virginia $63,959 Pennsylvania $63,229 Nevada $62,860 North Dakota $62,740 Michigan $62,549 Wisconsin $62,479 Vermont $62,339

Texas $61,952 Maine $61,927 Arizona $61,889 Ohio $61,844 Georgia $61,260 Indiana $60,968 Wyoming $60,910 Utah $60,821

Iowa $60,783 Kansas $60,479 Louisiana $60,390 North Carolina $60,358 Missouri $60,345 Florida $60,097 Montana $59,964 Nebraska $59,837

Kentucky $59,767 South Carolina $59,513 Tennessee $59,354 Idaho $59,291 New Mexico $58,827 Oklahoma $58,726 Alabama $58,351 South Dakota $57,722

Arkansas $57,379 West Virginia $57,195 Mississippi $56,642

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:

Adamant: $63,810
Barre: $63,906
Cabot: $63,765

Adamant, VT $63,810

Barre, VT $63,906

Cabot, VT $63,765

Calais, VT $63,821

East Barre, VT $63,809

East Calais, VT $63,810

East Montpelier, VT $63,852

Eden, VT $63,768

Eden Mills, VT $63,710

Graniteville, VT $63,902

Hyde Park, VT $63,862

Johnson, VT $63,943

Lake Elmore, VT $63,791

Marshfield, VT $63,776

Moretown, VT $63,947

Morrisville, VT $63,939

Moscow, VT $63,972

Northfield, VT $63,869

Northfield Falls, VT $64,167

North Hyde Park, VT $63,857

North Montpelier, VT $63,793

Plainfield, VT $63,784

Roxbury, VT $63,676

South Barre, VT $63,980

Waterbury, VT $63,965

Stowe, VT $63,974

Waitsfield, VT $63,939

Warren, VT $63,819

Washington, VT $63,695

Waterbury Center, VT $63,964

Websterville, VT $63,892

Williamstown, VT $63,817

Wolcott, VT $63,783

Woodbury, VT $63,720

Worcester, VT $63,783

Rutland, VT $63,781

Belmont, VT $63,584

Benson, VT $63,584

Bomoseen, VT $63,684

Brandon, VT $63,731

Bridport, VT $63,738

Castleton, VT $63,696

Center Rutland, VT $63,740

Chittenden, VT $63,593

Cuttingsville, VT $63,571

Danby, VT $63,680

East Middlebury, VT $63,773

East Poultney, VT $63,687

East Wallingford, VT $63,617

Fair Haven, VT $63,640

Florence, VT $63,618

Forest Dale, VT $63,734

Gaysville, VT $63,329

Granville, VT $63,628

Hancock, VT $63,618

Hydeville, VT $63,692

Killington, VT $63,611

Middlebury, VT $63,871

Middletown Springs, VT $63,652

Mount Holly, VT $63,593

North Clarendon, VT $63,687

Orwell, VT $63,680

Pawlet, VT $63,703

Pittsfield, VT $63,648

Pittsford, VT $63,709

Poultney, VT $63,697

Proctor, VT $63,767

Ripton, VT $63,694

Rochester, VT $63,661

Rupert, VT $63,654

Salisbury, VT $63,756

Shoreham, VT $63,702

Stockbridge, VT $63,589

Wallingford, VT $63,623

Wells, VT $63,705

West Pawlet, VT $63,727

West Rupert, VT $63,711

West Rutland, VT $63,673

Whiting, VT $63,704

Saint Johnsbury, VT $63,773

Albany, VT $63,736

Barnet, VT $63,705

Barton, VT $63,729

Beebe Plain, VT $63,748

Concord, VT $63,645

Coventry, VT $63,823

Craftsbury, VT $63,755

Craftsbury Common, VT $63,758

Danville, VT $63,719

Derby, VT $63,748

Derby Line, VT $63,701

East Burke, VT $63,699

East Charleston, VT $63,705

East Hardwick, VT $63,739

East Haven, VT $63,560

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $63,772

Glover, VT $63,710

Granby, VT $63,481

Greensboro, VT $63,689

Greensboro Bend, VT $63,729

Hardwick, VT $63,800

Irasburg, VT $63,713

Island Pond, VT $63,609

Lowell, VT $63,692

Lower Waterford, VT $63,765

Lyndon, VT $63,753

Lyndon Center, VT $63,825

Lyndonville, VT $63,756

Morgan, VT $63,641

Newport, VT $63,786

Newport Center, VT $63,705

North Concord, VT $63,539

North Troy, VT $63,714

Orleans, VT $63,690

Passumpsic, VT $63,777

Peacham, VT $63,649

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $63,779

Sheffield, VT $63,666

Sutton, VT $63,661

Troy, VT $63,720

West Burke, VT $63,703

West Charleston, VT $63,673

West Danville, VT $63,723

Westfield, VT $63,672

West Glover, VT $63,716

Averill, VT $63,345

Beecher Falls, VT $63,756

Canaan, VT $63,597

Gilman, VT $63,877

Guildhall, VT $63,513

Lunenburg, VT $63,652

Norton, VT $63,472

North Bennington, VT $64,181

North Pownal, VT $64,310

Pownal, VT $64,347

White River Junction, VT $63,765

Ascutney, VT $63,795

Barnard, VT $63,620

Bethel, VT $63,659

Bradford, VT $63,726

Bridgewater, VT $63,685

Bridgewater Corners, VT $63,559

Brookfield, VT $63,722

Brownsville, VT $63,687

Chelsea, VT $63,685

Corinth, VT $63,668

East Corinth, VT $63,694

East Randolph, VT $63,706

East Ryegate, VT $63,651

East Thetford, VT $63,730

Fairlee, VT $63,661

Groton, VT $63,678

Hartford, VT $63,931

Hartland, VT $63,707

Hartland Four Corners, VT $63,704

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $63,868

Newbury, VT $63,671

North Hartland, VT $63,752

North Pomfret, VT $63,643

North Thetford, VT $63,729

Norwich, VT $63,716

Plymouth, VT $63,513

Post Mills, VT $63,715

Quechee, VT $63,781

Randolph, VT $63,769

Randolph Center, VT $63,737

Reading, VT $63,566

Sharon, VT $63,658

South Pomfret, VT $63,597

South Royalton, VT $63,676

South Ryegate, VT $63,689

South Strafford, VT $63,673

South Woodstock, VT $63,582

Strafford, VT $63,618

Taftsville, VT $63,786

Thetford, VT $63,730

Thetford Center, VT $63,663

Topsham, VT $63,644

Tunbridge, VT $63,656

Vershire, VT $63,626

Wells River, VT $63,694

West Fairlee, VT $63,810

West Hartford, VT $63,644

West Newbury, VT $63,669

West Topsham, VT $63,695

Wilder, VT $63,934

Windsor, VT $63,733

Woodstock, VT $63,655

Bellows Falls, VT $63,887

Cambridgeport, VT $63,814

Cavendish, VT $63,602

Chester, VT $63,666

Chester Depot, VT $63,643

Grafton, VT $63,617

Londonderry, VT $63,732

Ludlow, VT $63,635

North Springfield, VT $63,857

Perkinsville, VT $63,684

Peru, VT $63,665

Proctorsville, VT $63,613

Saxtons River, VT $63,874

South Londonderry, VT $63,771

Springfield, VT $63,826

Westminster, VT $63,887

Westminster Station, VT $63,891

Weston, VT $63,600

Shaftsbury, VT $64,105

Brattleboro, VT $64,018

Bondville, VT $63,753

East Dover, VT $63,882

Jacksonville, VT $64,043

Jamaica, VT $63,754

Marlboro, VT $64,334

Newfane, VT $63,840

Putney, VT $63,827

Readsboro, VT $64,342

South Newfane, VT $63,863

Stamford, VT $64,296

Townshend, VT $63,783

Vernon, VT $64,213

Wardsboro, VT $63,829

West Dover, VT $63,934

West Dummerston, VT $63,856

West Halifax, VT $63,955

West Townshend, VT $63,697

West Wardsboro, VT $63,698

Whitingham, VT $64,020

Williamsville, VT $63,856

Wilmington, VT $63,981

Burlington, VT $64,156

South Burlington, VT $64,152

Winooski, VT $64,156

Colchester, VT $64,156

Alburgh, VT $63,836

Bakersfield, VT $63,931

Belvidere Center, VT $63,699

Bristol, VT $63,944

Cambridge, VT $64,020

Charlotte, VT $64,069

East Berkshire, VT $63,869

East Fairfield, VT $63,964

Enosburg Falls, VT $63,788

Essex, VT $64,107

Essex Junction, VT $64,112

Fairfax, VT $64,025

Fairfield, VT $63,963

Ferrisburgh, VT $63,998

Franklin, VT $63,791

Grand Isle, VT $64,031

Highgate Center, VT $63,845

Highgate Springs, VT $63,878

Hinesburg, VT $64,068

Huntington, VT $64,019

Isle La Motte, VT $63,915

Jeffersonville, VT $63,977

Jericho, VT $64,054

Jonesville, VT $64,067

Milton, VT $64,084

Monkton, VT $64,016

Montgomery, VT $63,788

Montgomery Center, VT $63,710

New Haven, VT $63,936

North Ferrisburgh, VT $64,026

North Hero, VT $63,963

Richford, VT $63,777

Richmond, VT $64,061

Saint Albans, VT $63,991

Saint Albans Bay, VT $63,983

Shelburne, VT $64,127

Sheldon, VT $63,915

Sheldon Springs, VT $64,072

South Hero, VT $64,089

Starksboro, VT $63,981

Swanton, VT $63,904

Underhill, VT $64,039

Underhill Center, VT $64,041

Vergennes, VT $63,917

Waterville, VT $63,938

Westford, VT $64,071

Williston, VT $64,119

Montpelier, VT $63,896

Bennington, VT $64,228

Arlington, VT $64,002

Dorset, VT $63,753

East Arlington, VT $63,729

East Dorset, VT $63,754

Manchester, VT $63,926

Manchester Center, VT $63,884

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	$71,690	$34.0	15%
MFG Durable	$65,456	$31.0	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.

$55,961

Average $62,339/year

$68,193

$4,663

Average $5,195/month

$5,683

$1,076

Average $1,199/week

$1,311

$27

Average $30/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,193	$5,683	$1,311	$33
Average	$62,339	$5,195	$1,199	$30
25th Percentile	$55,961	$4,663	$1,076	$27

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