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

The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for CNC Set Up Operator roles, with salaries approximately 40% above the market median.

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

A CNC Set Up Operator's salary grows with experience: starting around $64,762 for beginners, reaching about $67,424 at mid-level, and approach $70,909 for experts.

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

CNC Set Up Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for CNC Set Up Operator roles are District of Columbia $71,057, California $70,787, Massachusetts $69,844. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for CNC Set Up Operator level roles vary by specialization: CNC Programmer/Set-Up IV: $109,590; CNC Programmer/Set-Up III: $85,290; CNC Set Up Machinist: $73,352; CNC Programmer/Set-Up II: $72,390; Equipment Set Up and Monitoring Operator, Experienced: $70,500.

CNC Set Up Operator Salary in Connecticut

How much does a CNC Set Up Operator make in Connecticut? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a CNC Set Up Operator in Connecticut is $68,586 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $33.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $84,566
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $62,208 to $76,951
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $56,400

10% $56,400

50% (Median) $68,586

90% $84,566

CNC Set Up Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,951	$6,413	$1,480	$37
Average	$68,586	$5,715	$1,319	$33
25th Percentile	$62,208	$5,184	$1,196	$30

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Key Factors That Influence CNC Set Up Operator Salaries

A CNC Set Up Operator'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 Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a CNC Set Up Operator'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): $64,762
Early Career (1-2 years): $64,951
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $67,424
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $70,677
Expert (over 8 years): $70,909

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level CNC Set Up Operator	less than 1 year	$64,762
Early Career Level CNC Set Up Operator	1-2 years	$64,951
Mid-Level Level CNC Set Up Operator	2-4 years	$67,424
Senior-Level Level CNC Set Up Operator	5-8 years	$70,677
Expert Level CNC Set Up Operator	over 8 years	$70,909

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

District of Columbia: $71,057.
California: $70,787.
Massachusetts: $69,844.

District of Columbia $71,057 California $70,787 Massachusetts $69,844 Washington $69,587 New Jersey $69,561 Alaska $69,471 Connecticut $68,586 New York $68,226

Hawaii $67,078 Rhode Island $66,539 Maryland $66,173 Minnesota $65,672 Colorado $65,480 Illinois $65,416 Oregon $65,172 Delaware $64,992

New Hampshire $64,879 Virginia $64,626 Pennsylvania $63,888 Nevada $63,516 North Dakota $63,394 Michigan $63,201 Wisconsin $63,131 Vermont $62,990

Texas $62,598 Maine $62,572 Arizona $62,534 Ohio $62,489 Georgia $61,899 Indiana $61,603 Wyoming $61,546 Utah $61,456

Iowa $61,417 Kansas $61,109 Louisiana $61,019 North Carolina $60,987 Missouri $60,974 Florida $60,724 Montana $60,589 Nebraska $60,461

Kentucky $60,390 South Carolina $60,134 Tennessee $59,973 Idaho $59,909 New Mexico $59,441 Oklahoma $59,338 Alabama $58,959 South Dakota $58,324

Arkansas $57,977 West Virginia $57,791 Mississippi $57,233

Top Paying Cities for CNC Set Up Operator

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:

Old Mystic: $67,498
Oneco: $67,324
Avon: $67,627

Old Mystic, CT $67,498

Oneco, CT $67,324

Avon, CT $67,627

Bloomfield, CT $67,666

Windsor, CT $67,667

Bristol, CT $67,660

Burlington, CT $67,657

Broad Brook, CT $67,289

Canaan, CT $67,336

Canton, CT $67,594

Canton Center, CT $67,574

Colebrook, CT $67,338

Collinsville, CT $67,589

East Berlin, CT $67,553

East Canaan, CT $67,411

East Glastonbury, CT $67,666

East Granby, CT $67,298

East Hartland, CT $67,126

East Windsor Hill, CT $67,615

Ellington, CT $67,143

Farmington, CT $67,554

Falls Village, CT $67,566

Glastonbury, CT $67,669

Granby, CT $67,160

Berlin, CT $67,547

Lakeville, CT $67,624

Manchester, CT $67,660

Bolton, CT $67,573

New Britain, CT $67,527

New Hartford, CT $67,645

Norfolk, CT $67,504

North Canton, CT $67,524

North Granby, CT $66,963

Pine Meadow, CT $67,585

Plainville, CT $67,553

Barkhamsted, CT $67,449

Poquonock, CT $67,615

Riverton, CT $67,366

Vernon Rockville, CT $67,481

Rocky Hill, CT $67,593

Salisbury, CT $67,169

Sharon, CT $68,136

Simsbury, CT $67,567

Somers, CT $66,590

Somersville, CT $66,577

South Glastonbury, CT $67,651

South Windsor, CT $67,641

North Windham, CT $67,483

Pomfret Center, CT $67,411

Putnam, CT $67,373

Quinebaug, CT $67,393

Rogers, CT $67,370

Scotland, CT $67,486

South Willington, CT $67,316

South Windham, CT $67,500

South Woodstock, CT $67,404

Storrs Mansfield, CT $67,445

Thompson, CT $67,386

Ashford, CT $67,328

Willington, CT $67,307

Windham, CT $67,490

Woodstock, CT $67,385

Woodstock Valley, CT $67,358

New London, CT $67,501

Baltic, CT $67,485

Canterbury, CT $67,457

Central Village, CT $67,404

East Lyme, CT $67,523

Bozrah, CT $67,493

Gales Ferry, CT $67,497

Gilman, CT $67,506

Mashantucket, CT $67,490

Ledyard, CT $67,495

Groton, CT $67,501

Hanover, CT $67,485

Jewett City, CT $67,481

Montville, CT $67,499

Moosup, CT $67,371

Mystic, CT $67,497

Niantic, CT $67,519

North Stonington, CT $67,465

Norwich, CT $67,482

Preston, CT $67,482

Oakdale, CT $67,517

Old Lyme, CT $67,648

Stafford, CT $67,031

Stafford Springs, CT $67,064

Staffordville, CT $66,967

Suffield, CT $66,526

Taconic, CT $67,416

Tariffville, CT $67,448

Enfield, CT $66,512

Tolland, CT $67,282

Unionville, CT $67,611

East Windsor, CT $67,202

Weatogue, CT $67,630

West Granby, CT $67,304

West Hartland, CT $67,151

West Simsbury, CT $67,559

West Suffield, CT $66,538

Winchester Center, CT $67,566

Windsor Locks, CT $67,204

Winsted, CT $67,560

Hartford, CT $67,726

West Hartford, CT $67,668

East Hartford, CT $67,721

Wethersfield, CT $67,665

Newington, CT $67,540

Plainfield, CT $67,433

Quaker Hill, CT $67,501

South Lyme, CT $67,564

Sterling, CT $67,307

Stonington, CT $67,484

Pawcatuck, CT $67,447

Taftville, CT $67,482

Uncasville, CT $67,497

Versailles, CT $67,478

Voluntown, CT $67,429

Waterford, CT $67,503

Wauregan, CT $67,399

West Mystic, CT $67,499

Yantic, CT $67,487

Ansonia, CT $68,847

Beacon Falls, CT $68,664

Botsford, CT $69,929

Branford, CT $68,201

Cheshire, CT $68,075

Centerbrook, CT $67,858

Chester, CT $67,858

Clinton, CT $68,153

Cobalt, CT $67,673

Colchester, CT $67,608

Cromwell, CT $67,590

Deep River, CT $67,898

Derby, CT $69,162

Killingworth, CT $68,068

Salem, CT $67,557

Durham, CT $67,901

East Haddam, CT $67,707

East Hampton, CT $67,694

Essex, CT $67,798

Guilford, CT $68,262

Haddam, CT $67,836

Hadlyme, CT $67,743

Hawleyville, CT $69,753

Higganum, CT $67,853

Ivoryton, CT $67,872

Madison, CT $68,179

Marion, CT $67,888

Marlborough, CT $67,652

Meriden, CT $67,707

Middlefield, CT $67,757

Middle Haddam, CT $67,720

Middletown, CT $67,678

Milford, CT $70,129

Milldale, CT $67,779

Monroe, CT $70,829

Moodus, CT $67,725

Newtown, CT $69,889

North Branford, CT $68,181

Northford, CT $68,170

North Haven, CT $68,119

North Westchester, CT $67,601

Old Saybrook, CT $67,825

Orange, CT $68,434

Oxford, CT $69,205

Plantsville, CT $67,775

Portland, CT $67,644

Rockfall, CT $67,682

Sandy Hook, CT $69,828

Seymour, CT $68,884

Shelton, CT $70,609

South Britain, CT $69,459

Southbury, CT $69,436

Southington, CT $67,599

Stevenson, CT $70,980

Wallingford, CT $68,053

Stratford, CT $71,960

Westbrook, CT $67,995

New Haven, CT $68,021

East Haven, CT $68,053

Hamden, CT $68,113

West Haven, CT $68,080

Bethany, CT $68,370

Woodbridge, CT $68,224

Willimantic, CT $67,501

Abington, CT $67,402

Amston, CT $67,571

Andover, CT $67,542

Ballouville, CT $67,344

Brooklyn, CT $67,402

Chaplin, CT $67,460

Columbia, CT $67,548

Coventry, CT $67,506

Danielson, CT $67,322

Dayville, CT $67,325

Eastford, CT $67,372

East Killingly, CT $67,257

East Woodstock, CT $67,397

Fabyan, CT $67,397

Grosvenor Dale, CT $67,398

Hampton, CT $67,437

Hebron, CT $67,583

Lebanon, CT $67,524

Mansfield Center, CT $67,465

Mansfield Depot, CT $67,467

North Franklin, CT $67,493

North Grosvenordale, CT $67,402

Pomfret, CT $67,407

Bridgeport, CT $72,147

Trumbull, CT $71,759

Easton, CT $71,719

Waterbury, CT $68,296

Prospect, CT $68,278

Wolcott, CT $67,899

Bantam, CT $68,540

Bethlehem, CT $68,691

Cornwall, CT $68,214

Cornwall Bridge, CT $68,610

Gaylordsville, CT $69,231

Goshen, CT $68,041

Kent, CT $68,748

Lakeside, CT $68,616

Litchfield, CT $68,294

Middlebury, CT $68,773

Morris, CT $68,504

Naugatuck, CT $68,601

New Milford, CT $69,440

New Preston Marble Dale, CT $68,870

Northfield, CT $68,066

Oakville, CT $68,344

Pequabuck, CT $67,820

Plymouth, CT $68,043

Roxbury, CT $69,389

Sherman, CT $69,521

South Kent, CT $68,905

Terryville, CT $67,872

Thomaston, CT $68,147

Torrington, CT $67,849

Harwinton, CT $67,868

Washington, CT $69,016

Washington Depot, CT $69,062

Watertown, CT $68,439

West Cornwall, CT $68,006

Woodbury, CT $68,975

Bethel, CT $69,834

Brookfield, CT $69,723

Cos Cob, CT $72,766

Danbury, CT $69,733

New Fairfield, CT $69,734

Darien, CT $72,745

Fairfield, CT $72,104

Georgetown, CT $71,528

Greenwich, CT $72,711

Greens Farms, CT $72,062

New Canaan, CT $72,440

Norwalk, CT $72,487

Old Greenwich, CT $72,766

Redding Center, CT $70,847

Redding Ridge, CT $70,847

Ridgefield, CT $70,224

Riverside, CT $72,762

Westport, CT $72,063

Weston, CT $71,767

Southport, CT $72,087

Redding, CT $70,688

Wilton, CT $71,840

Stamford, CT $72,783

Bridgewater, CT $69,626

CNC Set Up Operator Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For CNC Set Up Operator roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 80% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Aerospace & Defense sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, CNC Set Up Operator positions in Retail & Wholesale or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view CNC Set Up Operator as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a CNC Set Up Operator

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$96,020	$46.0	40%
Aerospace & Defense	$89,162	$43.0	30%
Energy & Utilities	$78,874	$38.0	15%

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

Understanding how a CNC Set Up Operator'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.

$62,208

Average $68,586/year

$76,951

$5,184

Average $5,715/month

$6,413

$1,196

Average $1,319/week

$1,480

$30

Average $33/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,951	$6,413	$1,480	$37
Average	$68,586	$5,715	$1,319	$33
25th Percentile	$62,208	$5,184	$1,196	$30

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