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Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers pay in Colorado and Connecticut
The May 2025 BLS OEWS median for Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers is $69,570 per year in Colorado. It is $86,390 per year in Connecticut. Colorado is 19.5% below Connecticut on the published median.
Both rows use SOC 51-9162 and the same annual wage metric. Median means the middle of each area's published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. The larger median is not proof that one place gives a better job or a better result. It is one wage fact from one source period.
BLS lists 410 wage and salary jobs in Colorado and 500 in Connecticut. Those are survey job counts, not open posts. Read pay, job scale, local share, and price level as separate facts before you make a choice.
Evidence: bls-oews-may-2025 · Rule: same-soc-same-metric-pair · nominal-median-gap · employment-not-openings