Salary guide, May 2025

CNC Setup Machinist pay in Lafayette, LA

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The median annual wage for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators in Lafayette, LA was $49,930 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $45,810 and $57,790.

The Lafayette, LA median is $760 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 lafayette, LA?

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators in Lafayette, LA: median $49,930; published 25th to 75th percentile $45,810 to $57,790.

Annual wage percentiles, Lafayette, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$34,350	$45,810	$49,930	$57,790	$61,490

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators in Lafayette, LA: median $24.01; published 25th to 75th percentile $22.03 to $27.78.

Hourly wage percentiles, Lafayette, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$16.52	$22.03	$24.01	$27.78	$29.56

BLS estimated 120 workers employed in this occupation in Lafayette, LA. Location quotient: 0.63.

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 $49,930. The all-occupations median in Lafayette, LA is $41,780. Ratio: 1.20 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.63 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 Lafayette, LA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$47,840	$48,640	$60,840
May 2025	$45,810	$49,930	$57,790

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, Lafayette, 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
Baton Rouge, LA	$49,100	$44,720 to $61,880
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$50,160	$47,590 to $61,770

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