Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers Salary — Bowling Green, Kentucky

The average Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers in Bowling Green, Kentucky earns $71,390 a year.

$71,390 / year, mean
↓ 4.2% below national average 100th percentile in Kentucky

Bowling Green sits at the very top of the range for this role in Kentucky — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's close to the national average for computer numerically controlled tool programmers — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Kentucky

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
30
Estimate confidence
RSE 1.1%
Cost of living 90 #161 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1461 #33 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $267,047 #125 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $62,437 #157 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Bowling Green ranks #161 for cost of living and #125 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $100,860 San Francisco $94,390 Seattle $88,390 Los Angeles $87,900 Naples $84,690 San Diego $82,730 Portland $80,140 Albany $80,030 Kiryas Joel $79,440 Virginia Beach $78,580 Austin $77,970 Sacramento $76,850 Riverside $76,340 Dallas $76,010 Palm Bay $75,940 Spokane $73,830 Reading $73,700 Oxnard $73,520 Traverse City $73,460 Chicago $72,820 Lansing $72,490 Buffalo $72,390 Allentown $72,210 New York $71,870 Syracuse $71,770 Bowling Green $71,390 Houston $71,350 Richmond $71,120 Detroit $71,060 York $70,690 Eugene $70,520 Scranton $70,400 Rochester $70,350 Evansville $70,310 San Antonio $69,360 Pittsburgh $69,120 Philadelphia $69,080 Beaumont $69,000 Peoria $68,970 Ann Arbor $68,670 Sarasota $68,630 Grand Rapids $68,540 Saginaw $68,490 Jackson $68,210 Lancaster $67,770 Lafayette $67,560 Rockford $67,450 Baltimore $67,230 South Bend $67,030 Kalamazoo $66,880 Elkhart $66,000 Louisville $65,940 Miami $64,670 Fort Wayne $64,650 Niles $64,190 Columbus $64,070 Longview $63,600 Muskegon $63,340 Jacksonville $63,270 Indianapolis $61,760 Erie $61,060 Tampa $60,850 Lynchburg $60,830 Orlando $60,080
CityMean salaryvs. Bowling Green
Albany, New York$80,030+12.1%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$72,210+1.1%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$68,670-3.8%
Austin, Texas$77,970+9.2%
Baltimore, Maryland$67,230-5.8%
Beaumont, Texas$69,000-3.3%
Buffalo, New York$72,390+1.4%
Chicago, Illinois$72,820+2.0%
Columbus, Indiana$64,070-10.3%
Dallas, Texas$76,010+6.5%
Detroit, Michigan$71,060-0.5%
Elkhart, Indiana$66,000-7.6%
Erie, Pennsylvania$61,060-14.5%
Eugene, Oregon$70,520-1.2%
Evansville, Indiana$70,310-1.5%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$64,650-9.4%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$68,540-4.0%
Houston, Texas$71,350-0.1%
Indianapolis, Indiana$61,760-13.5%
Jackson, Michigan$68,210-4.5%
Jacksonville, Florida$63,270-11.4%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$66,880-6.3%
Kiryas Joel, New York$79,440+11.3%
Lafayette, Indiana$67,560-5.4%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$67,770-5.1%
Lansing, Michigan$72,490+1.5%
Longview, Texas$63,600-10.9%
Los Angeles, California$87,900+23.1%
Louisville, Kentucky$65,940-7.6%
Lynchburg, Virginia$60,830-14.8%
Miami, Florida$64,670-9.4%
Muskegon, Michigan$63,340-11.3%
Naples, Florida$84,690+18.6%
New York, New York$71,870+0.7%
Niles, Michigan$64,190-10.1%
Sarasota, Florida$68,630-3.9%
Orlando, Florida$60,080-15.8%
Oxnard, California$73,520+3.0%
Palm Bay, Florida$75,940+6.4%
Peoria, Illinois$68,970-3.4%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$69,080-3.2%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$69,120-3.2%
Portland, Oregon$80,140+12.3%
Reading, Pennsylvania$73,700+3.2%
Richmond, Virginia$71,120-0.4%
Riverside, California$76,340+6.9%
Rochester, New York$70,350-1.5%
Rockford, Illinois$67,450-5.5%
Sacramento, California$76,850+7.6%
Saginaw, Michigan$68,490-4.1%
San Antonio, Texas$69,360-2.8%
San Diego, California$82,730+15.9%
San Francisco, California$94,390+32.2%
San Jose, California$100,860+41.3%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$70,400-1.4%
Seattle, Washington$88,390+23.8%
South Bend, Indiana$67,030-6.1%
Spokane, Washington$73,830+3.4%
Syracuse, New York$71,770+0.5%
Tampa, Florida$60,850-14.8%
Traverse City, Michigan$73,460+2.9%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$78,580+10.1%
York, Pennsylvania$70,690-1.0%
Gross salary
71,390/yr
Estimated take-home
55,244/yr
Est. total withheld
22.6%

Single filer, federal + Kentucky state tax + FICA, 2026 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 51-9162 SOC code
Official area Bowling Green, KY BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 14540 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: ky_dor_verificado 2026
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Population (metro area)
183,194