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 $59,478 for beginners, reaching about $61,923 at mid-level, and approach $65,124 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 Vermont

How much does a CNC Set Up Operator make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a CNC Set Up Operator in Vermont is $62,990 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): $77,666
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $57,132 to $70,672
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $51,798

10% $51,798

50% (Median) $62,990

90% $77,666

CNC Set Up Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,672	$5,889	$1,359	$34
Average	$62,990	$5,249	$1,211	$30
25th Percentile	$57,132	$4,761	$1,099	$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): $59,478
Early Career (1-2 years): $59,651
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $61,923
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $64,910
Expert (over 8 years): $65,124

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level CNC Set Up Operator	less than 1 year	$59,478
Early Career Level CNC Set Up Operator	1-2 years	$59,651
Mid-Level Level CNC Set Up Operator	2-4 years	$61,923
Senior-Level Level CNC Set Up Operator	5-8 years	$64,910
Expert Level CNC Set Up Operator	over 8 years	$65,124

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:

Adamant: $64,475
Barre: $64,572
Cabot: $64,430

Adamant, VT $64,475

Barre, VT $64,572

Cabot, VT $64,430

Calais, VT $64,487

East Barre, VT $64,474

East Calais, VT $64,475

East Montpelier, VT $64,518

Eden, VT $64,433

Eden Mills, VT $64,375

Graniteville, VT $64,568

Hyde Park, VT $64,528

Johnson, VT $64,609

Lake Elmore, VT $64,456

Marshfield, VT $64,441

Moretown, VT $64,614

Morrisville, VT $64,606

Moscow, VT $64,639

Northfield, VT $64,535

Northfield Falls, VT $64,837

North Hyde Park, VT $64,523

North Montpelier, VT $64,459

Plainfield, VT $64,450

Roxbury, VT $64,341

South Barre, VT $64,647

Waterbury, VT $64,633

Stowe, VT $64,642

Waitsfield, VT $64,606

Warren, VT $64,485

Washington, VT $64,359

Waterbury Center, VT $64,631

Websterville, VT $64,558

Williamstown, VT $64,483

Wolcott, VT $64,448

Woodbury, VT $64,384

Worcester, VT $64,448

Rutland, VT $64,446

Belmont, VT $64,247

Benson, VT $64,247

Bomoseen, VT $64,348

Brandon, VT $64,396

Bridport, VT $64,403

Castleton, VT $64,360

Center Rutland, VT $64,405

Chittenden, VT $64,256

Cuttingsville, VT $64,234

Danby, VT $64,344

East Middlebury, VT $64,438

East Poultney, VT $64,351

East Wallingford, VT $64,281

Fair Haven, VT $64,304

Florence, VT $64,282

Forest Dale, VT $64,398

Gaysville, VT $63,990

Granville, VT $64,292

Hancock, VT $64,282

Hydeville, VT $64,356

Killington, VT $64,274

Middlebury, VT $64,538

Middletown Springs, VT $64,316

Mount Holly, VT $64,256

North Clarendon, VT $64,351

Orwell, VT $64,344

Pawlet, VT $64,367

Pittsfield, VT $64,312

Pittsford, VT $64,373

Poultney, VT $64,361

Proctor, VT $64,432

Ripton, VT $64,358

Rochester, VT $64,325

Rupert, VT $64,318

Salisbury, VT $64,421

Shoreham, VT $64,366

Stockbridge, VT $64,252

Wallingford, VT $64,287

Wells, VT $64,369

West Pawlet, VT $64,391

West Rupert, VT $64,376

West Rutland, VT $64,337

Whiting, VT $64,369

Saint Johnsbury, VT $64,438

Albany, VT $64,401

Barnet, VT $64,369

Barton, VT $64,394

Beebe Plain, VT $64,413

Concord, VT $64,308

Coventry, VT $64,488

Craftsbury, VT $64,419

Craftsbury Common, VT $64,423

Danville, VT $64,384

Derby, VT $64,413

Derby Line, VT $64,365

East Burke, VT $64,363

East Charleston, VT $64,369

East Hardwick, VT $64,404

East Haven, VT $64,222

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $64,437

Glover, VT $64,375

Granby, VT $64,144

Greensboro, VT $64,353

Greensboro Bend, VT $64,394

Hardwick, VT $64,465

Irasburg, VT $64,378

Island Pond, VT $64,273

Lowell, VT $64,356

Lower Waterford, VT $64,430

Lyndon, VT $64,418

Lyndon Center, VT $64,491

Lyndonville, VT $64,421

Morgan, VT $64,305

Newport, VT $64,452

Newport Center, VT $64,369

North Concord, VT $64,201

North Troy, VT $64,378

Orleans, VT $64,354

Passumpsic, VT $64,442

Peacham, VT $64,312

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $64,444

Sheffield, VT $64,330

Sutton, VT $64,325

Troy, VT $64,385

West Burke, VT $64,368

West Charleston, VT $64,337

West Danville, VT $64,387

Westfield, VT $64,336

West Glover, VT $64,380

Averill, VT $64,006

Beecher Falls, VT $64,421

Canaan, VT $64,260

Gilman, VT $64,543

Guildhall, VT $64,176

Lunenburg, VT $64,316

Norton, VT $64,134

North Bennington, VT $64,850

North Pownal, VT $64,981

Pownal, VT $65,018

White River Junction, VT $64,430

Ascutney, VT $64,460

Barnard, VT $64,283

Bethel, VT $64,323

Bradford, VT $64,391

Bridgewater, VT $64,350

Bridgewater Corners, VT $64,222

Brookfield, VT $64,386

Brownsville, VT $64,351

Chelsea, VT $64,349

Corinth, VT $64,332

East Corinth, VT $64,359

East Randolph, VT $64,371

East Ryegate, VT $64,315

East Thetford, VT $64,394

Fairlee, VT $64,325

Groton, VT $64,342

Hartford, VT $64,597

Hartland, VT $64,371

Hartland Four Corners, VT $64,369

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $64,534

Newbury, VT $64,335

North Hartland, VT $64,417

North Pomfret, VT $64,307

North Thetford, VT $64,393

Norwich, VT $64,380

Plymouth, VT $64,176

Post Mills, VT $64,379

Quechee, VT $64,446

Randolph, VT $64,434

Randolph Center, VT $64,402

Reading, VT $64,229

Sharon, VT $64,322

South Pomfret, VT $64,260

South Royalton, VT $64,341

South Ryegate, VT $64,353

South Strafford, VT $64,337

South Woodstock, VT $64,245

Strafford, VT $64,282

Taftsville, VT $64,451

Thetford, VT $64,394

Thetford Center, VT $64,327

Topsham, VT $64,308

Tunbridge, VT $64,320

Vershire, VT $64,290

Wells River, VT $64,358

West Fairlee, VT $64,476

West Hartford, VT $64,308

West Newbury, VT $64,333

West Topsham, VT $64,359

Wilder, VT $64,600

Windsor, VT $64,398

Woodstock, VT $64,319

Bellows Falls, VT $64,554

Cambridgeport, VT $64,480

Cavendish, VT $64,265

Chester, VT $64,330

Chester Depot, VT $64,307

Grafton, VT $64,281

Londonderry, VT $64,396

Ludlow, VT $64,299

North Springfield, VT $64,523

Perkinsville, VT $64,348

Peru, VT $64,329

Proctorsville, VT $64,276

Saxtons River, VT $64,540

South Londonderry, VT $64,436

Springfield, VT $64,492

Westminster, VT $64,553

Westminster Station, VT $64,557

Weston, VT $64,263

Shaftsbury, VT $64,773

Brattleboro, VT $64,685

Bondville, VT $64,418

East Dover, VT $64,548

Jacksonville, VT $64,711

Jamaica, VT $64,419

Marlboro, VT $65,005

Newfane, VT $64,506

Putney, VT $64,493

Readsboro, VT $65,013

South Newfane, VT $64,529

Stamford, VT $64,966

Townshend, VT $64,448

Vernon, VT $64,883

Wardsboro, VT $64,495

West Dover, VT $64,600

West Dummerston, VT $64,522

West Halifax, VT $64,622

West Townshend, VT $64,361

West Wardsboro, VT $64,362

Whitingham, VT $64,688

Williamsville, VT $64,522

Wilmington, VT $64,649

Burlington, VT $64,825

South Burlington, VT $64,821

Winooski, VT $64,825

Colchester, VT $64,825

Alburgh, VT $64,502

Bakersfield, VT $64,597

Belvidere Center, VT $64,363

Bristol, VT $64,611

Cambridge, VT $64,688

Charlotte, VT $64,737

East Berkshire, VT $64,535

East Fairfield, VT $64,631

Enosburg Falls, VT $64,453

Essex, VT $64,776

Essex Junction, VT $64,780

Fairfax, VT $64,692

Fairfield, VT $64,630

Ferrisburgh, VT $64,665

Franklin, VT $64,457

Grand Isle, VT $64,699

Highgate Center, VT $64,511

Highgate Springs, VT $64,544

Hinesburg, VT $64,736

Huntington, VT $64,687

Isle La Motte, VT $64,582

Jeffersonville, VT $64,644

Jericho, VT $64,722

Jonesville, VT $64,735

Milton, VT $64,753

Monkton, VT $64,684

Montgomery, VT $64,453

Montgomery Center, VT $64,375

New Haven, VT $64,603

North Ferrisburgh, VT $64,694

North Hero, VT $64,630

Richford, VT $64,442

Richmond, VT $64,729

Saint Albans, VT $64,659

Saint Albans Bay, VT $64,651

Shelburne, VT $64,796

Sheldon, VT $64,582

Sheldon Springs, VT $64,740

South Hero, VT $64,757

Starksboro, VT $64,649

Swanton, VT $64,570

Underhill, VT $64,707

Underhill Center, VT $64,709

Vergennes, VT $64,583

Waterville, VT $64,605

Westford, VT $64,739

Williston, VT $64,788

Montpelier, VT $64,562

Bennington, VT $64,898

Arlington, VT $64,669

Dorset, VT $64,418

East Arlington, VT $64,393

East Dorset, VT $64,419

Manchester, VT $64,593

Manchester Center, VT $64,550

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	$88,185	$42.0	40%
Aerospace & Defense	$81,887	$39.0	30%
Energy & Utilities	$72,438	$35.0	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.

$57,132

Average $62,990/year

$70,672

$4,761

Average $5,249/month

$5,889

$1,099

Average $1,211/week

$1,359

$27

Average $30/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,672	$5,889	$1,359	$34
Average	$62,990	$5,249	$1,211	$30
25th Percentile	$57,132	$4,761	$1,099	$27

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