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 $57,993 for beginners, reaching about $60,377 at mid-level, and approach $63,498 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 Iowa

How much does a CNC Set Up Operator make in Iowa? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a CNC Set Up Operator in Iowa is $61,417 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $75,728
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $55,706 to $68,908
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $50,505

10% $50,505

50% (Median) $61,417

90% $75,728

CNC Set Up Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,908	$5,742	$1,325	$33
Average	$61,417	$5,118	$1,181	$30
25th Percentile	$55,706	$4,642	$1,071	$27

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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): $57,993
Early Career (1-2 years): $58,162
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $60,377
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $63,290
Expert (over 8 years): $63,498

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level CNC Set Up Operator	less than 1 year	$57,993
Early Career Level CNC Set Up Operator	1-2 years	$58,162
Mid-Level Level CNC Set Up Operator	2-4 years	$60,377
Senior-Level Level CNC Set Up Operator	5-8 years	$63,290
Expert Level CNC Set Up Operator	over 8 years	$63,498

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:

West Bend: $59,850
Melvin: $59,676
Milford: $59,930

West Bend, IA $59,850

Melvin, IA $59,676

Milford, IA $59,930

Ocheyedan, IA $59,782

Okoboji, IA $60,153

Royal, IA $59,862

Ruthven, IA $59,865

Spirit Lake, IA $60,097

Superior, IA $60,149

Terril, IA $59,817

Wallingford, IA $59,900

Webb, IA $59,805

Carroll, IA $59,914

Arcadia, IA $59,819

Arthur, IA $59,765

Aspinwall, IA $60,161

Auburn, IA $59,794

Breda, IA $59,809

Charter Oak, IA $59,791

Dedham, IA $59,921

Deloit, IA $59,858

Denison, IA $60,000

Glidden, IA $60,003

Halbur, IA $60,008

Ida Grove, IA $59,754

Irwin, IA $60,143

Kirkman, IA $60,098

Kiron, IA $59,775

Lake City, IA $59,847

Lake View, IA $59,861

Lanesboro, IA $60,094

Lidderdale, IA $59,933

Lohrville, IA $59,921

Manilla, IA $60,035

Manning, IA $59,994

Odebolt, IA $59,820

Ralston, IA $60,280

Ricketts, IA $59,976

Schleswig, IA $59,810

Scranton, IA $60,258

Templeton, IA $59,883

Vail, IA $59,835

Wall Lake, IA $59,837

Westside, IA $59,806

Council Bluffs, IA $60,987

Carter Lake, IA $60,987

Arion, IA $59,911

Avoca, IA $60,521

Blencoe, IA $59,777

Carson, IA $60,680

Crescent, IA $60,985

Defiance, IA $60,105

Dow City, IA $60,040

Dunlap, IA $60,073

Earling, IA $60,177

Elk Horn, IA $60,256

Elliott, IA $60,220

Emerson, IA $60,553

Glenwood, IA $60,817

Griswold, IA $60,340

Hancock, IA $60,604

Harlan, IA $60,346

Hastings, IA $60,607

Henderson, IA $60,649

Honey Creek, IA $60,956

Kimballton, IA $60,182

Lewis, IA $60,281

Little Sioux, IA $60,077

Logan, IA $60,676

Mc Clelland, IA $60,900

Macedonia, IA $60,722

Magnolia, IA $60,625

Malvern, IA $60,647

Marne, IA $60,243

Minden, IA $60,769

Mineola, IA $60,908

Missouri Valley, IA $60,793

Modale, IA $60,645

Mondamin, IA $60,407

Moorhead, IA $59,839

Van Meter, IA $62,321

Van Wert, IA $60,499

Waukee, IA $62,508

Weldon, IA $60,586

West Des Moines, IA $62,800

What Cheer, IA $60,204

Whitten, IA $60,294

Williams, IA $59,955

Williamson, IA $61,220

Winterset, IA $61,775

Wiota, IA $60,080

Woodburn, IA $61,370

Woodward, IA $61,981

Yale, IA $60,929

Zearing, IA $60,512

Des Moines, IA $62,945

Urbandale, IA $62,830

Windsor Heights, IA $62,916

Clive, IA $62,701

Pleasant Hill, IA $62,833

Mason City, IA $59,999

Alexander, IA $59,794

Belmond, IA $59,877

Britt, IA $59,844

Buffalo Center, IA $59,912

Carpenter, IA $60,513

Chapin, IA $60,104

Clear Lake, IA $59,937

Corwith, IA $59,767

Coulter, IA $60,098

Crystal Lake, IA $60,099

Dougherty, IA $59,738

Fertile, IA $59,893

Floyd, IA $60,025

Forest City, IA $59,899

Garner, IA $59,874

Goodell, IA $59,770

Grafton, IA $59,901

Hampton, IA $59,935

Hanlontown, IA $59,820

Joice, IA $59,865

Kanawha, IA $59,793

Kensett, IA $59,817

Klemme, IA $59,822

Lake Mills, IA $60,025

Lakota, IA $59,866

Latimer, IA $59,862

Leland, IA $59,893

Sioux Center, IA $59,519

Neola, IA $60,823

Oakland, IA $60,656

Mount Ayr, IA $59,810

Nodaway, IA $59,912

Orient, IA $60,442

Prescott, IA $59,903

Redding, IA $59,681

Shannon City, IA $60,175

Sharpsburg, IA $59,673

Tingley, IA $60,165

Villisca, IA $60,082

Akron, IA $58,820

Alta, IA $59,880

Alton, IA $59,510

Anthon, IA $58,817

Aurelia, IA $59,731

Battle Creek, IA $59,614

Bronson, IA $58,410

Brunsville, IA $58,756

Calumet, IA $60,021

Castana, IA $59,560

Chatsworth, IA $58,972

Cherokee, IA $59,655

Cleghorn, IA $59,415

Climbing Hill, IA $58,623

Correctionville, IA $58,959

Cushing, IA $59,387

Danbury, IA $59,508

Galva, IA $59,684

Granville, IA $59,499

Hawarden, IA $59,374

Hinton, IA $58,381

Holstein, IA $59,548

Hornick, IA $58,887

Ireton, IA $59,281

Kingsley, IA $58,708

Larrabee, IA $59,670

Lawton, IA $58,355

Le Mars, IA $58,786

Linn Grove, IA $59,801

Mapleton, IA $59,673

Marcus, IA $59,338

Maurice, IA $59,333

Meriden, IA $59,545

Merrill, IA $58,500

Moville, IA $58,581

Onawa, IA $59,690

Orange City, IA $59,601

Oto, IA $59,043

Oyens, IA $58,929

Paullina, IA $59,654

Peterson, IA $59,801

Pierson, IA $58,911

Quimby, IA $59,382

Remsen, IA $59,015

Rodney, IA $59,179

Salix, IA $58,477

Schaller, IA $59,822

Sergeant Bluff, IA $58,293

Sloan, IA $58,788

Smithland, IA $59,107

Sutherland, IA $59,826

Ute, IA $59,797

Washta, IA $59,265

Westfield, IA $58,522

Whiting, IA $59,103

Sioux City, IA $58,221

Sheldon, IA $59,627

Alvord, IA $58,864

Archer, IA $59,644

Ashton, IA $59,525

Boyden, IA $59,441

Doon, IA $59,017

George, IA $59,393

Hospers, IA $59,622

Hull, IA $59,402

Inwood, IA $58,792

Larchwood, IA $58,647

Lester, IA $58,809

Little Rock, IA $59,483

Matlock, IA $59,634

Primghar, IA $59,824

Rock Rapids, IA $59,031

Rock Valley, IA $58,995

Sanborn, IA $59,721

Sibley, IA $59,688

Spencer, IA $59,982

Massena, IA $59,989

Gifford, IA $60,151

Lenox, IA $59,867

Ackworth, IA $62,275

Adair, IA $60,238

Adel, IA $62,099

Albion, IA $60,208

Alden, IA $59,971

Alleman, IA $62,438

Allerton, IA $60,020

Altoona, IA $62,721

Ames, IA $61,693

Anita, IA $59,998

Ankeny, IA $62,682

Atlantic, IA $60,322

Audubon, IA $60,007

Bagley, IA $60,623

Barnes City, IA $60,155

Baxter, IA $61,814

Bayard, IA $60,451

Beaver, IA $61,099

Berwick, IA $62,832

Bevington, IA $62,293

Blairsburg, IA $59,869

Bondurant, IA $62,555

Boone, IA $61,419

Booneville, IA $62,423

Bouton, IA $61,888

Boxholm, IA $60,826

Bradford, IA $60,172

Brayton, IA $60,091

Buckeye, IA $60,021

Bussey, IA $60,790

Cambridge, IA $62,133

Carlisle, IA $62,635

Casey, IA $60,511

Chariton, IA $60,950

Churdan, IA $60,153

Clemons, IA $60,295

Clio, IA $59,948

Colfax, IA $62,153

Collins, IA $61,876

Colo, IA $61,204

Columbia, IA $61,385

Coon Rapids, IA $60,163

Cooper, IA $60,826

Corydon, IA $60,239

Cumming, IA $62,584

Melcher Dallas, IA $61,692

Dallas Center, IA $62,281

Dana, IA $60,593

Davis City, IA $59,873

Dawson, IA $61,476

Decatur, IA $60,029

Derby, IA $60,727

De Soto, IA $62,110

Dexter, IA $61,543

Dows, IA $59,814

Earlham, IA $61,839

Elkhart, IA $62,439

Ellston, IA $60,303

Ellsworth, IA $60,418

Exira, IA $60,038

Ferguson, IA $60,587

Galt, IA $59,756

Garden City, IA $60,601

Garden Grove, IA $60,349

Gibson, IA $60,209

Gilbert, IA $61,410

Gilman, IA $60,376

Grand Junction, IA $60,811

Grand River, IA $60,278

Granger, IA $62,399

Gray, IA $60,132

Grimes, IA $62,585

Grinnell, IA $60,527

Guthrie Center, IA $60,489

Hamilton, IA $60,852

Pacific Junction, IA $60,808

Hamlin, IA $59,949

Little Cedar, IA $60,433

Mc Intire, IA $60,846

Manly, IA $59,869

Meservey, IA $59,788

Nora Springs, IA $59,961

Northwood, IA $60,209

Orchard, IA $59,992

Osage, IA $60,059

Plymouth, IA $59,846

Rake, IA $60,102

Riceville, IA $60,474

Rock Falls, IA $59,962

Rockford, IA $59,900

Rockwell, IA $59,858

Rowan, IA $59,776

Rudd, IA $59,975

Saint Ansgar, IA $60,370

Scarville, IA $59,977

Sheffield, IA $59,837

Stacyville, IA $60,716

Swaledale, IA $59,817

Thompson, IA $59,907

Thornton, IA $59,797

Titonka, IA $59,823

Toeterville, IA $60,592

Ventura, IA $59,855

Wesley, IA $59,789

Woden, IA $59,786

Fort Dodge, IA $60,087

Albert City, IA $59,852

Algona, IA $59,934

Armstrong, IA $59,900

Ayrshire, IA $59,808

Badger, IA $59,870

Bancroft, IA $59,849

Barnum, IA $59,810

Bode, IA $59,818

Bradgate, IA $59,784

Burnside, IA $60,420

Burt, IA $59,809

Callender, IA $60,069

Clare, IA $59,795

Clarion, IA $59,860

Curlew, IA $59,765

Cylinder, IA $59,760

Dakota City, IA $60,178

Dayton, IA $60,525

Dolliver, IA $59,898

Duncombe, IA $60,070

Eagle Grove, IA $59,899

Early, IA $59,826

Emmetsburg, IA $59,909

Farnhamville, IA $60,084

Fenton, IA $59,802

Fonda, IA $59,815

Gilmore City, IA $59,805

Goldfield, IA $59,818

Gowrie, IA $60,255

Harcourt, IA $60,430

Hardy, IA $59,762

Havelock, IA $59,785

Humboldt, IA $59,919

Jolley, IA $59,739

Knierim, IA $59,973

Laurens, IA $59,888

Ledyard, IA $59,936

Lehigh, IA $60,295

Livermore, IA $59,821

Lone Rock, IA $59,790

Lu Verne, IA $59,772

Lytton, IA $59,805

Mallard, IA $59,808

Manson, IA $59,869

Marathon, IA $59,842

Moorland, IA $59,878

Nemaha, IA $59,782

Newell, IA $59,858

Otho, IA $60,200

Ottosen, IA $59,766

Palmer, IA $59,780

Plover, IA $60,000

Pocahontas, IA $59,880

Pomeroy, IA $59,830

Rembrandt, IA $59,839

Renwick, IA $59,798

Ringsted, IA $59,817

Rockwell City, IA $59,848

Rolfe, IA $59,812

Rutland, IA $59,797

Sac City, IA $59,863

Sioux Rapids, IA $59,875

Somers, IA $59,799

Storm Lake, IA $59,990

Swea City, IA $59,917

Thor, IA $59,800

Truesdale, IA $60,115

Varina, IA $60,093

Vincent, IA $59,792

Webster City, IA $60,230

Luana, IA $59,827

Mc Gregor, IA $59,923

Marquette, IA $60,111

Monona, IA $59,920

New Albin, IA $60,237

Ossian, IA $59,857

Postville, IA $59,902

Protivin, IA $60,048

Randalia, IA $59,830

Ridgeway, IA $59,903

Saint Lucas, IA $60,117

Spillville, IA $60,150

Wadena, IA $59,874

Waterville, IA $59,957

Waucoma, IA $59,844

Waukon, IA $60,054

West Union, IA $59,930

Ainsworth, IA $60,152

Alburnett, IA $61,135

Amana, IA $61,056

Anamosa, IA $60,839

Atkins, IA $61,176

Baldwin, IA $60,093

Belle Plaine, IA $60,397

Blairstown, IA $60,731

Brandon, IA $60,132

Brooklyn, IA $60,318

Center Junction, IA $60,457

Center Point, IA $60,946

Central City, IA $61,006

Chelsea, IA $60,177

Clarence, IA $60,306

Clutier, IA $60,136

Coggon, IA $60,731

Prairieburg, IA $60,822

Conroy, IA $60,838

Guernsey, IA $60,351

Deep River, IA $60,285

Delhi, IA $60,338

Dysart, IA $60,066

Elberon, IA $60,159

Ely, IA $61,336

Fairfax, IA $61,303

Garrison, IA $60,218

Harper, IA $60,256

Hartford, IA $62,436

Harvey, IA $61,019

Haverhill, IA $60,537

Hubbard, IA $60,230

Humeston, IA $60,463

Huxley, IA $62,171

Indianola, IA $62,327

Iowa Falls, IA $60,078

Ira, IA $61,974

Jamaica, IA $60,916

Jefferson, IA $60,661

Jewell, IA $60,550

Johnston, IA $62,712

Kamrar, IA $60,242

Kellerton, IA $59,950

Kelley, IA $61,983

Kellogg, IA $60,780

Keswick, IA $60,278

Killduff, IA $61,466

Knoxville, IA $61,609

Hartwick, IA $60,277

Mount Pleasant, IA $60,043

Rome, IA $59,909

Mount Union, IA $59,962

New London, IA $60,037

Oakville, IA $60,045

Olds, IA $60,299

Pilot Grove, IA $60,111

Salem, IA $59,922

Sperry, IA $60,048

Stockport, IA $59,867

Swedesburg, IA $60,091

Wapello, IA $60,161

Wayland, IA $60,036

West Burlington, IA $60,183

West Point, IA $59,925

Saint Paul, IA $60,111

Wever, IA $59,942

Winfield, IA $60,066

Yarmouth, IA $59,967

Andover, IA $60,177

Atalissa, IA $60,301

Bennett, IA $60,322

Bettendorf, IA $60,374

Blue Grass, IA $60,432

Bryant, IA $60,159

Buffalo, IA $60,414

Calamus, IA $60,337

Camanche, IA $60,267

Charlotte, IA $60,206

Clinton, IA $60,213

Columbus City, IA $60,451

Columbus Junction, IA $60,159

Conesville, IA $60,192

De Witt, IA $60,296

Dixon, IA $60,391

Donahue, IA $60,421

Durant, IA $60,368

Eldridge, IA $60,476

Fruitland, IA $60,240

Goose Lake, IA $60,188

Grand Mound, IA $60,315

Grandview, IA $60,199

Le Claire, IA $60,328

Letts, IA $60,170

Lone Tree, IA $60,315

Long Grove, IA $60,392

Low Moor, IA $60,262

Mc Causland, IA $60,331

Montpelier, IA $60,389

Moscow, IA $60,306

Muscatine, IA $60,283

New Liberty, IA $60,353

Nichols, IA $60,221

Pleasant Valley, IA $60,313

Princeton, IA $60,324

Stockton, IA $60,405

Teeds Grove, IA $60,156

Tipton, IA $60,347

Walcott, IA $60,475

Welton, IA $60,261

West Liberty, IA $60,299

Wheatland, IA $60,299

Wilton, IA $60,328

Davenport, IA $60,910

Hiawatha, IA $61,379

Hills, IA $60,583

Homestead, IA $60,978

Hopkinton, IA $60,596

Iowa City, IA $60,678

Coralville, IA $60,931

Kalona, IA $60,548

Keota, IA $60,276

Keystone, IA $60,375

Ladora, IA $60,538

Langworthy, IA $60,641

Lisbon, IA $60,996

Lost Nation, IA $60,249

Lowden, IA $60,299

Luzerne, IA $60,555

Marengo, IA $60,722

Marion, IA $61,299

Martelle, IA $61,012

Mechanicsville, IA $60,756

Middle Amana, IA $61,035

Millersburg, IA $60,777

Monmouth, IA $60,109

Monticello, IA $60,564

Morley, IA $60,802

Mount Auburn, IA $60,127

Mount Vernon, IA $61,208

Newhall, IA $60,995

North English, IA $60,497

North Liberty, IA $61,117

Norway, IA $61,135

Oakdale, IA $60,940

Olin, IA $60,578

Onslow, IA $60,199

Oxford, IA $60,964

Oxford Junction, IA $60,218

Palo, IA $61,240

Parnell, IA $60,763

Quasqueton, IA $60,276

Riverside, IA $60,402

Robins, IA $61,338

Rowley, IA $60,246

Ryan, IA $60,562

Shellsburg, IA $61,037

Solon, IA $61,086

South Amana, IA $60,906

South English, IA $60,396

Springville, IA $61,134

Stanwood, IA $60,489

Swisher, IA $61,225

Tama, IA $60,255

Morning Sun, IA $60,071

Lacona, IA $61,723

Lamoni, IA $59,904

Laurel, IA $60,620

Le Grand, IA $60,523

Leighton, IA $60,756

Leon, IA $60,243

Liberty Center, IA $61,859

Linden, IA $61,553

Lineville, IA $59,865

Liscomb, IA $60,174

Lorimor, IA $60,947

Lovilia, IA $60,745

Lucas, IA $61,461

Luther, IA $61,804

Lynnville, IA $60,801

Mc Callsburg, IA $60,575

Macksburg, IA $60,837

Madrid, IA $62,033

Malcom, IA $60,162

Marshalltown, IA $60,371

Martensdale, IA $62,395

Maxwell, IA $62,155

Melbourne, IA $60,970

Menlo, IA $60,702

Millerton, IA $60,604

Milo, IA $62,060

Minburn, IA $61,966

Mingo, IA $62,093

Mitchellville, IA $62,464

Monroe, IA $61,919

Montezuma, IA $60,306

Montour, IA $60,202

Murray, IA $60,824

Nevada, IA $61,628

New Providence, IA $60,155

New Sharon, IA $60,489

Newton, IA $61,691

New Virginia, IA $61,850

Norwalk, IA $62,675

Ogden, IA $61,022

Osceola, IA $61,039

Otley, IA $61,736

Panora, IA $61,043

Paton, IA $60,431

Patterson, IA $62,139

Pella, IA $61,139

Perry, IA $61,661

Peru, IA $61,659

Pilot Mound, IA $60,705

Pleasantville, IA $62,080

Polk City, IA $62,433

Popejoy, IA $60,072

Prairie City, IA $62,241

Prole, IA $62,370

Radcliffe, IA $60,303

Randall, IA $60,871

Reasnor, IA $61,580

Redfield, IA $61,675

Rhodes, IA $61,704

Rippey, IA $60,915

Roland, IA $60,806

Runnells, IA $62,533

Russell, IA $60,621

Saint Anthony, IA $60,346

Saint Charles, IA $62,107

Saint Marys, IA $62,194

Searsboro, IA $60,536

Sheldahl, IA $62,219

Slater, IA $62,280

Stanhope, IA $60,580

State Center, IA $60,645

Story City, IA $60,851

Stratford, IA $60,592

Stuart, IA $60,962

Sully, IA $60,977

Swan, IA $62,310

Thayer, IA $60,592

Thornburg, IA $60,475

Tracy, IA $60,862

Truro, IA $61,689

Union, IA $60,148

Whittemore, IA $59,838

Woolstock, IA $59,807

Ackley, IA $59,941

Allison, IA $59,817

Alta Vista, IA $60,006

Aplington, IA $59,824

Aredale, IA $59,785

Arlington, IA $59,923

Aurora, IA $60,001

Austinville, IA $59,822

Beaman, IA $60,034

Bristow, IA $59,810

Buckingham, IA $59,937

Cedar Falls, IA $59,787

Charles City, IA $60,063

Clarksville, IA $59,815

Colwell, IA $60,267

Conrad, IA $60,036

Denver, IA $59,854

Dewar, IA $59,932

Dike, IA $59,844

Dumont, IA $59,854

Dunkerton, IA $59,909

Eldora, IA $60,129

Elma, IA $59,944

Fairbank, IA $59,905

Fredericksburg, IA $59,853

Frederika, IA $59,800

Garwin, IA $60,184

Geneva, IA $59,828

Gilbertville, IA $59,952

Gladbrook, IA $60,016

Greene, IA $59,832

Grundy Center, IA $59,910

Hazleton, IA $59,963

Holland, IA $59,836

Hudson, IA $59,916

Independence, IA $60,045

Ionia, IA $59,834

Janesville, IA $59,819

Jesup, IA $59,953

Kesley, IA $59,819

Lamont, IA $60,021

La Porte City, IA $59,969

Lincoln, IA $59,964

Marble Rock, IA $59,837

Masonville, IA $60,396

Maynard, IA $59,908

Morrison, IA $59,878

Nashua, IA $59,795

New Hampton, IA $60,042

New Hartford, IA $59,821

North Washington, IA $60,055

Oelwein, IA $59,923

Oran, IA $59,892

Toddville, IA $61,248

Toledo, IA $60,141

Troy Mills, IA $60,699

Urbana, IA $60,635

Van Horne, IA $60,693

Victor, IA $60,422

Vining, IA $60,383

Vinton, IA $60,503

Viola, IA $61,141

Walford, IA $61,211

Walker, IA $60,600

Washington, IA $60,258

Watkins, IA $60,976

Webster, IA $60,298

Wellman, IA $60,458

West Branch, IA $60,552

West Chester, IA $60,267

Williamsburg, IA $60,776

Wyoming, IA $60,249

Cedar Rapids, IA $61,404

Ottumwa, IA $60,061

Agency, IA $60,002

Albia, IA $60,418

Batavia, IA $59,901

Beacon, IA $60,727

Birmingham, IA $59,897

Blakesburg, IA $59,983

Bloomfield, IA $59,887

West Grove, IA $59,828

Brighton, IA $60,014

Cantril, IA $59,823

Cedar, IA $60,127

Centerville, IA $59,935

Chillicothe, IA $60,285

Cincinnati, IA $59,821

Delta, IA $60,043

Douds, IA $59,870

Drakesville, IA $59,869

Eddyville, IA $60,313

Eldon, IA $59,957

Exline, IA $59,827

Fairfield, IA $60,032

Floris, IA $59,883

Fremont, IA $60,101

Hayesville, IA $60,273

Hedrick, IA $59,909

Keosauqua, IA $59,895

Kirkville, IA $60,197

Libertyville, IA $59,935

Martinsburg, IA $60,164

Melrose, IA $60,491

Milton, IA $59,866

Moravia, IA $60,116

Moulton, IA $59,824

Mount Sterling, IA $59,760

Mystic, IA $60,132

Ollie, IA $60,058

Oskaloosa, IA $60,579

Packwood, IA $59,903

Plano, IA $60,134

Promise City, IA $60,199

Pulaski, IA $59,868

Richland, IA $60,077

Rose Hill, IA $60,119

Selma, IA $59,855

Seymour, IA $59,939

Sigourney, IA $60,227

Udell, IA $59,792

Unionville, IA $59,812

University Park, IA $60,678

Burlington, IA $60,207

Argyle, IA $59,863

Bonaparte, IA $59,883

Crawfordsville, IA $60,060

Danville, IA $60,005

Denmark, IA $60,143

Donnellson, IA $59,915

Farmington, IA $59,867

Fort Madison, IA $60,086

Hillsboro, IA $59,858

Houghton, IA $60,134

Keokuk, IA $60,082

Lockridge, IA $59,912

Mediapolis, IA $60,120

Middletown, IA $59,951

Montrose, IA $59,959

Lime Springs, IA $60,470

Panama, IA $60,426

Persia, IA $60,660

Pisgah, IA $60,227

Portsmouth, IA $60,538

Red Oak, IA $60,384

Shelby, IA $60,605

Silver City, IA $60,838

Soldier, IA $59,808

Stanton, IA $60,179

Treynor, IA $60,869

Underwood, IA $60,942

Walnut, IA $60,384

Westphalia, IA $60,363

Woodbine, IA $60,493

Shenandoah, IA $60,243

Blanchard, IA $59,890

Braddyville, IA $59,787

Clarinda, IA $60,037

Coin, IA $59,966

College Springs, IA $60,091

Essex, IA $60,185

Farragut, IA $60,158

Hamburg, IA $60,066

Imogene, IA $60,380

New Market, IA $59,874

Northboro, IA $59,957

Percival, IA $60,302

Randolph, IA $60,411

Riverton, IA $60,118

Shambaugh, IA $60,180

Sidney, IA $60,340

Tabor, IA $60,534

Thurman, IA $60,478

Yorktown, IA $60,243

Dubuque, IA $60,256

Tiffin, IA $60,977

Andrew, IA $60,430

Bellevue, IA $60,138

Bernard, IA $60,064

Cascade, IA $60,272

Colesburg, IA $59,996

Delaware, IA $60,467

Delmar, IA $60,227

Dundee, IA $60,052

Durango, IA $60,037

Dyersville, IA $60,283

Earlville, IA $60,216

Edgewood, IA $60,030

Elkader, IA $59,876

Elkport, IA $59,882

Epworth, IA $60,180

Farley, IA $60,216

Farmersburg, IA $59,831

Garber, IA $59,882

Garnavillo, IA $59,891

Greeley, IA $60,054

Guttenberg, IA $59,966

Holy Cross, IA $59,996

La Motte, IA $60,075

Luxemburg, IA $60,284

Manchester, IA $60,295

Maquoketa, IA $60,202

Miles, IA $60,093

New Vienna, IA $60,049

North Buena Vista, IA $59,978

Peosta, IA $60,168

Preston, IA $60,159

Sabula, IA $60,141

Saint Donatus, IA $60,264

Saint Olaf, IA $59,800

Sherrill, IA $59,960

Spragueville, IA $60,066

Springbrook, IA $60,276

Strawberry Point, IA $59,984

Volga, IA $59,879

Worthington, IA $60,252

Zwingle, IA $60,023

Decorah, IA $60,177

Calmar, IA $59,876

Castalia, IA $59,794

Chester, IA $60,854

Clermont, IA $59,878

Cresco, IA $60,187

Dorchester, IA $60,198

Elgin, IA $59,867

Fayette, IA $59,931

Fort Atkinson, IA $59,859

Harpers Ferry, IA $59,948

Hawkeye, IA $59,843

Highlandville, IA $60,351

Lansing, IA $60,129

Lawler, IA $59,874

Parkersburg, IA $59,827

Plainfield, IA $59,810

Raymond, IA $59,953

Readlyn, IA $59,871

Reinbeck, IA $59,884

Shell Rock, IA $59,821

Stanley, IA $59,972

Steamboat Rock, IA $60,027

Stout, IA $59,830

Sumner, IA $59,816

Traer, IA $59,997

Tripoli, IA $59,824

Waverly, IA $59,822

Wellsburg, IA $59,919

Westgate, IA $59,887

Winthrop, IA $60,202

Waterloo, IA $59,980

Evansdale, IA $59,964

Creston, IA $60,390

Afton, IA $60,564

Arispe, IA $60,565

Bedford, IA $59,714

Benton, IA $59,674

Blockton, IA $59,634

Bridgewater, IA $59,884

Carbon, IA $60,156

Clearfield, IA $59,719

Corning, IA $59,949

Cromwell, IA $60,401

Cumberland, IA $60,095

Diagonal, IA $59,886

Fontanelle, IA $60,215

Grant, IA $60,411

Gravity, IA $59,771

Greenfield, IA $60,619

Arnolds Park, IA $60,183

Dickens, IA $59,806

Estherville, IA $59,992

Everly, IA $59,839

Fostoria, IA $60,145

Gillett Grove, IA $60,011

Graettinger, IA $59,851

Greenville, IA $59,828

Gruver, IA $59,966

Harris, IA $59,850

Hartley, IA $59,851

Lake Park, IA $59,932

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	$85,984	$41.0	40%
Aerospace & Defense	$79,842	$38.0	30%
Energy & Utilities	$70,630	$34.0	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.

$55,706

Average $61,417/year

$68,908

$4,642

Average $5,118/month

$5,742

$1,071

Average $1,181/week

$1,325

$27

Average $30/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,908	$5,742	$1,325	$33
Average	$61,417	$5,118	$1,181	$30
25th Percentile	$55,706	$4,642	$1,071	$27

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