Abstract: Disclosed is a compressed natural gas injector. The injector includes: a housing provided at a fuel supply pipe of an engine; a needle valve provided at a lower portion of the housing, and having an injection nozzle; a solenoid having a coil provided in the housing and generating a magnetomotive force by receiving power, and a core generating an attraction force due to the magnetomotive force; a reciprocating plunger provided below the solenoid; and an elastic member placed on the plunger and including a contact portion provided in parallel to a lower surface of the core, and a protruding portion inclinedly protruding upwards and outwards from the contact portion.