Salary guide, May 2025

CNC Setup Machinist pay in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT

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The median annual wage for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT was $50,400 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $47,340 and $65,200.

The Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT median is $290 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 norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT?

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT: median $50,400; published 25th to 75th percentile $47,340 to $65,200.

Annual wage percentiles, Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$46,630	$47,340	$50,400	$65,200	$76,050

Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT: median $24.23; published 25th to 75th percentile $22.76 to $31.35.

Hourly wage percentiles, Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT
10th	25th	Median	75th	90th
$22.42	$22.76	$24.23	$31.35	$36.56

BLS estimated 50 workers employed in this occupation in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT. Location quotient: 0.34.

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 $50,400. The all-occupations median in Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is $57,370. Ratio: 0.88 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.34 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 Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period	25th	Median	75th
May 2024	$48,740	$54,900	$62,560
May 2025	$47,340	$50,400	$65,200

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, Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT. 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
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$60,210	$49,620 to $66,040
New Haven, CT	$55,520	$47,450 to $65,380

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