Salary guide, May 2025

CNC Setup Machinist pay in New Orleans-Metairie, LA

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The median annual wage for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators in New Orleans-Metairie, LA was $54,180 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $45,790 and $62,720.

The New Orleans-Metairie, LA median is $3,490 above 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 new Orleans-Metairie, LA?

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators in New Orleans-Metairie, LA: median $54,180; published 25th to 75th percentile $45,790 to $62,720.

Annual wage percentiles, New Orleans-Metairie, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$39,520	$45,790	$54,180	$62,720	$80,280

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators in New Orleans-Metairie, LA: median $26.05; published 25th to 75th percentile $22.02 to $30.15.

Hourly wage percentiles, New Orleans-Metairie, LA
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$19.00	$22.02	$26.05	$30.15	$38.59

BLS estimated 70 workers employed in this occupation in New Orleans-Metairie, LA. Location quotient: 0.15.

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 $54,180. The all-occupations median in New Orleans-Metairie, LA is $47,290. Ratio: 1.15 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.15 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$48,660	$55,870	$65,870
May 2025	$45,790	$54,180	$62,720

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, New Orleans-Metairie, 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
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA	$50,160	$47,590 to $61,770
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$51,430	$42,690 to $65,050

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