Salary guide, May 2025

CNC Setup Machinist pay in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA

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The median annual wage for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA was $50,160 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $47,590 and $61,770.

The Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA median is $530 below the national median of $50,690, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 51-9161 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators

The CNC Setup Machinist title maps to the published occupation. BLS does not separate this process, credential, shift or plant-specific title from other work in the occupation.

What should you know about houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA?

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA: median $50,160; published 25th to 75th percentile $47,590 to $61,770.

Annual wage percentiles, Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$36,110	$47,590	$50,160	$61,770	$61,770

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA: median $24.12; published 25th to 75th percentile $22.88 to $29.70.

Hourly wage percentiles, Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$17.36	$22.88	$24.12	$29.70	$29.70

BLS estimated 130 workers employed in this occupation in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA. Location quotient: 1.43.

What should you know about united States?

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators in U.S.: median $50,690; published 25th to 75th percentile $44,930 to $61,760.

Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$38,140	$44,930	$50,690	$61,760	$73,890

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators in U.S.: median $24.37; published 25th to 75th percentile $21.60 to $29.69.

Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$18.34	$21.60	$24.37	$29.69	$35.53

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

The published CNC Setup Machinist median is $50,160. The all-occupations median in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA is $45,610. Ratio: 1.10 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 1.43 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 Setup Machinist in Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$47,960	$52,460	$60,990
May 2025	$47,590	$50,160	$61,770

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 51-9161 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators, Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA. 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 51-9161 Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, CNC Setup Machinist
Area	Median	25th to 75th
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$54,180	$45,790 to $62,720
Baton Rouge, LA	$49,100	$44,720 to $61,880

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