What are the main factors that influence a CNC Set Up Machinist'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 Set Up Machinist?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for CNC Set Up Machinist roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A CNC Set Up Machinist's salary?

A CNC Set Up Machinist's salary grows with experience: starting around $68,326 for beginners, reaching about $71,031 at mid-level, and approach $73,924 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a CNC Set Up Machinist?

CNC Set Up Machinist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for CNC Set Up Machinist roles are District of Columbia $81,216, California $80,908, Massachusetts $79,829. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of CNC Set Up Machinist roles make?

Salaries for CNC Set Up Machinist level roles vary by specialization: CNC Programmer/Set-Up IV: $109,590; CNC Programmer/Set-Up III: $85,290; CNC Programmer/Set-Up II: $72,390; CNC Set Up Operator: $64,177; CNC Programmer/Set-Up I: $63,390.

CNC Set Up Machinist Salary in Vermont

How much does a CNC Set Up Machinist make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a CNC Set Up Machinist in Vermont is $71,995 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

However, a CNC Set Up Machinist's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $85,258
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,598 to $78,938
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $59,774

10% $59,774

50% (Median) $71,995

90% $85,258

CNC Set Up Machinist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,938	$6,578	$1,518	$38
Average	$71,995	$6,000	$1,385	$35
25th Percentile	$65,598	$5,467	$1,262	$32

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Key Factors That Influence CNC Set Up Machinist Salaries

A CNC Set Up Machinist'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 Set Up Machinist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a CNC Set Up Machinist'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): $68,326
Early Career (1-2 years): $68,528
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $71,031
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $73,731
Expert (over 8 years): $73,924

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level CNC Set Up Machinist	less than 1 year	$68,326
Early Career Level CNC Set Up Machinist	1-2 years	$68,528
Mid-Level Level CNC Set Up Machinist	2-4 years	$71,031
Senior-Level Level CNC Set Up Machinist	5-8 years	$73,731
Expert Level CNC Set Up Machinist	over 8 years	$73,924

How Do CNC Set Up Machinist 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 Set Up Machinists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $81,216.
California: $80,908.
Massachusetts: $79,829.

District of Columbia $81,216 California $80,908 Massachusetts $79,829 Washington $79,536 New Jersey $79,507 Alaska $79,404 Connecticut $78,392 New York $77,981

Hawaii $76,668 Rhode Island $76,052 Maryland $75,634 Minnesota $75,061 Colorado $74,841 Illinois $74,768 Oregon $74,489 Delaware $74,284

New Hampshire $74,155 Virginia $73,866 Pennsylvania $73,022 Nevada $72,597 North Dakota $72,457 Michigan $72,237 Wisconsin $72,157 Vermont $71,995

Texas $71,548 Maine $71,518 Arizona $71,474 Ohio $71,423 Georgia $70,748 Indiana $70,411 Wyoming $70,345 Utah $70,242

Iowa $70,198 Kansas $69,846 Louisiana $69,743 North Carolina $69,707 Missouri $69,692 Florida $69,406 Montana $69,252 Nebraska $69,105

Kentucky $69,025 South Carolina $68,731 Tennessee $68,548 Idaho $68,474 New Mexico $67,939 Oklahoma $67,822 Alabama $67,389 South Dakota $66,663

Arkansas $66,266 West Virginia $66,054 Mississippi $65,416

Top Paying Cities for CNC Set Up Machinist

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: $73,693
Barre: $73,804
Cabot: $73,642

Adamant, VT $73,693

Barre, VT $73,804

Cabot, VT $73,642

Calais, VT $73,707

East Barre, VT $73,692

East Calais, VT $73,693

East Montpelier, VT $73,743

Eden, VT $73,645

Eden Mills, VT $73,578

Graniteville, VT $73,800

Hyde Park, VT $73,754

Johnson, VT $73,847

Lake Elmore, VT $73,671

Marshfield, VT $73,655

Moretown, VT $73,852

Morrisville, VT $73,843

Moscow, VT $73,880

Northfield, VT $73,762

Northfield Falls, VT $74,106

North Hyde Park, VT $73,748

North Montpelier, VT $73,674

Plainfield, VT $73,664

Roxbury, VT $73,539

South Barre, VT $73,890

Waterbury, VT $73,873

Stowe, VT $73,883

Waitsfield, VT $73,842

Warren, VT $73,704

Washington, VT $73,561

Waterbury Center, VT $73,871

Websterville, VT $73,788

Williamstown, VT $73,702

Wolcott, VT $73,662

Woodbury, VT $73,589

Worcester, VT $73,663

Rutland, VT $73,660

Belmont, VT $73,433

Benson, VT $73,432

Bomoseen, VT $73,548

Brandon, VT $73,602

Bridport, VT $73,611

Castleton, VT $73,562

Center Rutland, VT $73,613

Chittenden, VT $73,443

Cuttingsville, VT $73,418

Danby, VT $73,543

East Middlebury, VT $73,651

East Poultney, VT $73,551

East Wallingford, VT $73,471

Fair Haven, VT $73,498

Florence, VT $73,472

Forest Dale, VT $73,605

Gaysville, VT $73,138

Granville, VT $73,484

Hancock, VT $73,472

Hydeville, VT $73,557

Killington, VT $73,464

Middlebury, VT $73,765

Middletown Springs, VT $73,511

Mount Holly, VT $73,443

North Clarendon, VT $73,551

Orwell, VT $73,543

Pawlet, VT $73,569

Pittsfield, VT $73,506

Pittsford, VT $73,577

Poultney, VT $73,563

Proctor, VT $73,644

Ripton, VT $73,559

Rochester, VT $73,521

Rupert, VT $73,514

Salisbury, VT $73,631

Shoreham, VT $73,569

Stockbridge, VT $73,438

Wallingford, VT $73,478

Wells, VT $73,572

West Pawlet, VT $73,597

West Rupert, VT $73,580

West Rutland, VT $73,535

Whiting, VT $73,572

Saint Johnsbury, VT $73,651

Albany, VT $73,608

Barnet, VT $73,572

Barton, VT $73,600

Beebe Plain, VT $73,622

Concord, VT $73,503

Coventry, VT $73,708

Craftsbury, VT $73,630

Craftsbury Common, VT $73,633

Danville, VT $73,588

Derby, VT $73,622

Derby Line, VT $73,567

East Burke, VT $73,565

East Charleston, VT $73,572

East Hardwick, VT $73,612

East Haven, VT $73,404

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $73,649

Glover, VT $73,578

Granby, VT $73,314

Greensboro, VT $73,553

Greensboro Bend, VT $73,600

Hardwick, VT $73,682

Irasburg, VT $73,582

Island Pond, VT $73,462

Lowell, VT $73,557

Lower Waterford, VT $73,641

Lyndon, VT $73,628

Lyndon Center, VT $73,711

Lyndonville, VT $73,631

Morgan, VT $73,498

Newport, VT $73,666

Newport Center, VT $73,572

North Concord, VT $73,380

North Troy, VT $73,583

Orleans, VT $73,555

Passumpsic, VT $73,655

Peacham, VT $73,507

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $73,657

Sheffield, VT $73,527

Sutton, VT $73,521

Troy, VT $73,590

West Burke, VT $73,570

West Charleston, VT $73,536

West Danville, VT $73,593

Westfield, VT $73,534

West Glover, VT $73,585

Averill, VT $73,156

Beecher Falls, VT $73,631

Canaan, VT $73,448

Gilman, VT $73,771

Guildhall, VT $73,351

Lunenburg, VT $73,511

Norton, VT $73,303

North Bennington, VT $74,122

North Pownal, VT $74,271

Pownal, VT $74,313

White River Junction, VT $73,641

Ascutney, VT $73,676

Barnard, VT $73,474

Bethel, VT $73,520

Bradford, VT $73,597

Bridgewater, VT $73,550

Bridgewater Corners, VT $73,404

Brookfield, VT $73,591

Brownsville, VT $73,551

Chelsea, VT $73,549

Corinth, VT $73,529

East Corinth, VT $73,560

East Randolph, VT $73,574

East Ryegate, VT $73,510

East Thetford, VT $73,601

Fairlee, VT $73,522

Groton, VT $73,542

Hartford, VT $73,833

Hartland, VT $73,575

Hartland Four Corners, VT $73,572

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $73,761

Newbury, VT $73,533

North Hartland, VT $73,627

North Pomfret, VT $73,500

North Thetford, VT $73,599

Norwich, VT $73,585

Plymouth, VT $73,351

Post Mills, VT $73,583

Quechee, VT $73,660

Randolph, VT $73,646

Randolph Center, VT $73,609

Reading, VT $73,412

Sharon, VT $73,518

South Pomfret, VT $73,448

South Royalton, VT $73,539

South Ryegate, VT $73,554

South Strafford, VT $73,536

South Woodstock, VT $73,430

Strafford, VT $73,472

Taftsville, VT $73,666

Thetford, VT $73,601

Thetford Center, VT $73,524

Topsham, VT $73,502

Tunbridge, VT $73,516

Vershire, VT $73,481

Wells River, VT $73,559

West Fairlee, VT $73,694

West Hartford, VT $73,502

West Newbury, VT $73,531

West Topsham, VT $73,561

Wilder, VT $73,836

Windsor, VT $73,605

Woodstock, VT $73,514

Bellows Falls, VT $73,783

Cambridgeport, VT $73,699

Cavendish, VT $73,454

Chester, VT $73,527

Chester Depot, VT $73,500

Grafton, VT $73,471

Londonderry, VT $73,603

Ludlow, VT $73,492

North Springfield, VT $73,748

Perkinsville, VT $73,548

Peru, VT $73,526

Proctorsville, VT $73,466

Saxtons River, VT $73,767

South Londonderry, VT $73,649

Springfield, VT $73,712

Westminster, VT $73,782

Westminster Station, VT $73,787

Weston, VT $73,451

Shaftsbury, VT $74,034

Brattleboro, VT $73,933

Bondville, VT $73,627

East Dover, VT $73,777

Jacksonville, VT $73,963

Jamaica, VT $73,629

Marlboro, VT $74,299

Newfane, VT $73,729

Putney, VT $73,713

Readsboro, VT $74,308

South Newfane, VT $73,754

Stamford, VT $74,255

Townshend, VT $73,662

Vernon, VT $74,159

Wardsboro, VT $73,715

West Dover, VT $73,836

West Dummerston, VT $73,747

West Halifax, VT $73,861

West Townshend, VT $73,563

West Wardsboro, VT $73,564

Whitingham, VT $73,936

Williamsville, VT $73,747

Wilmington, VT $73,891

Burlington, VT $74,093

South Burlington, VT $74,089

Winooski, VT $74,093

Colchester, VT $74,093

Alburgh, VT $73,723

Bakersfield, VT $73,833

Belvidere Center, VT $73,565

Bristol, VT $73,848

Cambridge, VT $73,936

Charlotte, VT $73,993

East Berkshire, VT $73,762

East Fairfield, VT $73,872

Enosburg Falls, VT $73,668

Essex, VT $74,037

Essex Junction, VT $74,042

Fairfax, VT $73,941

Fairfield, VT $73,870

Ferrisburgh, VT $73,911

Franklin, VT $73,672

Grand Isle, VT $73,949

Highgate Center, VT $73,734

Highgate Springs, VT $73,772

Hinesburg, VT $73,991

Huntington, VT $73,935

Isle La Motte, VT $73,815

Jeffersonville, VT $73,886

Jericho, VT $73,975

Jonesville, VT $73,990

Milton, VT $74,010

Monkton, VT $73,932

Montgomery, VT $73,668

Montgomery Center, VT $73,578

New Haven, VT $73,839

North Ferrisburgh, VT $73,944

North Hero, VT $73,870

Richford, VT $73,655

Richmond, VT $73,983

Saint Albans, VT $73,903

Saint Albans Bay, VT $73,894

Shelburne, VT $74,060

Sheldon, VT $73,815

Sheldon Springs, VT $73,996

South Hero, VT $74,015

Starksboro, VT $73,891

Swanton, VT $73,802

Underhill, VT $73,958

Underhill Center, VT $73,960

Vergennes, VT $73,817

Waterville, VT $73,842

Westford, VT $73,995

Williston, VT $74,051

Montpelier, VT $73,792

Bennington, VT $74,176

Arlington, VT $73,915

Dorset, VT $73,627

East Arlington, VT $73,599

East Dorset, VT $73,629

Manchester, VT $73,828

Manchester Center, VT $73,779

CNC Set Up Machinist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For CNC Set Up Machinist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and MFG Durable sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, CNC Set Up Machinist positions in Energy & Utilities or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view CNC Set Up Machinist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a CNC Set Up Machinist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$86,394	$42.0	20%
MFG Durable	$79,195	$38.0	10%

CNC Set Up Machinist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a CNC Set Up Machinist'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.

$65,598

Average $71,995/year

$78,938

$5,467

Average $6,000/month

$6,578

$1,262

Average $1,385/week

$1,518

$32

Average $35/hour

$38

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,938	$6,578	$1,518	$38
Average	$71,995	$6,000	$1,385	$35
25th Percentile	$65,598	$5,467	$1,262	$32

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