Salary guide, May 2025

CNC Machine Operator pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH

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The median annual wage for Machinists in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH was $72,060 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $59,730 and $80,250.

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is $13,310 above the national median of $58,750, both from BLS May 2025.

Direct match · SOC 51-4041 Machinists

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What should you know about boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Machinists in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH: median $72,060; published 25th to 75th percentile $59,730 to $80,250.

Annual wage percentiles, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$48,400	$59,730	$72,060	$80,250	$93,600

Machinists in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH: median $34.65; published 25th to 75th percentile $28.72 to $38.58.

Hourly wage percentiles, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$23.27	$28.72	$34.65	$38.58	$45.00

BLS estimated 4,870 workers employed in this occupation in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. Location quotient: 0.98.

What should you know about united States?

Machinists in U.S.: median $58,750; published 25th to 75th percentile $47,570 to $67,700.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$39,200	$47,570	$58,750	$67,700	$80,010

Machinists in U.S.: median $28.24; published 25th to 75th percentile $22.87 to $32.55.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$18.85	$22.87	$28.24	$32.55	$38.47

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published CNC Machine Operator median is $72,060. The all-occupations median in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $66,620. Ratio: 1.08 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.98 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

CNC Machine Operator in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$51,750	$63,600	$78,190
May 2025	$59,730	$72,060	$80,250

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-4041 Machinists, Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 51-4041 Machinists, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, CNC Machine Operator
Area	Median	25th to 75th
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$60,120	$48,810 to $66,350
Worcester, MA	$64,480	$56,250 to $77,780

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