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Average Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators Salary in Akron, OH

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators in Akron, OH earn a median annual salary of $53,100, which is +4.8% compared to the national median. There are 1,310 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Akron, OH (metro area).

$53,100
Akron, OH median annual wage
$26/hour median
+4.8%
Difference vs national median
National median is $50,690
1,310
Local employment
4.1 jobs per 1,000 workers
3.76
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$37,770
25th
$43,950
Median
$53,100
75th
$72,330
90th
$77,940

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Akron, OH, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
93.4%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$56,871
Goods: 93.6%
Services: 96.4%
Rents: 76.8%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $109,600 Compare 1,960
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $64,180 Compare 1,890
Albany, OR $64,170 Compare 290
Fargo, ND-MN $63,610 Compare 110
Morristown, TN $62,760 Compare 70
Lewiston, ID-WA $62,000 Compare 50

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Akron, OH

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Emergency Medicine Physicians $305,960 1.25
Physicians, All Other $293,090 1.61
Psychiatrists $289,420 0.99
Family Medicine Physicians $284,960 0.43
Nurse Anesthetists $211,810 1.25
Chief Executives $172,610 0.59
Dentists, General $163,480 0.98
Airline Pilots, Copilots, And Flight Engineers $161,720 0.19

Akron, OH has salary data for 479 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Emergency Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators in Akron, OH

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators are projected to change by -10.7% from 2024 to 2034, with 13,500 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.