Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 284 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Topeka, KS $52,050 120
East South Dakota $52,000 750
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $50,710 270
Northeast Maine $50,480 70
Trenton, NJ $49,140 60
Northeast Nebraska $49,010 1,350

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Alaska $37,080 1,130
      Alaska $37,020 1,220
      Anchorage, AK $36,640 90
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tuscaloosa, AL $38,630 390
      Northwest Alabama $37,930 420
      Huntsville, AL $37,010 40
      Birmingham, AL $35,410 —
      Northeast Alabama $30,500 3,240
      Southwest Alabama $30,270 100
      Alabama $28,380 9,560
      Mobile, AL $23,000 250
      Decatur, AL $21,650 920
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Arkansas $36,350 800
      Arkansas $36,290 9,350
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $36,160 2,330
      Fayetteville, AR $35,980 3,060
      West Arkansas $35,780 850
      Little Rock, AR $32,410 270
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arizona $46,940 730
      Phoenix, AZ $46,940 650
      Arizona $31,440 40
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $42,470 310
      Santa Rosa, CA $42,390 110
      San Francisco, CA $41,020 690
      San Diego, CA $39,210 210
      Stockton, CA $38,450 90
      Vallejo, CA $38,440 50
      Riverside, CA $38,380 560
      Sacramento, CA $38,170 250
      San Luis Obispo, CA $38,170 50
      Hanford, CA $37,950 50
      Santa Cruz, CA $37,550 40
      Salinas, CA $36,980 50
      North Coast Region of California $36,870 80
      California $36,790 7,740
      Modesto, CA $36,750 220
      Los Angeles, CA $36,520 3,940
      Santa Maria, CA $36,250 60
      Redding, CA $35,320 30
      Merced, CA $35,070 370
      Oxnard, CA $34,900 170
      Bakersfield, CA $34,490 50
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Denver, CO $47,340 310
      Southwest Colorado $38,180 40
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Haven, CT $36,930 —
      Bridgeport, CT $35,090 110
      Waterbury, CT $33,000 —
      Connecticut $32,950 410
      Hartford, CT $32,950 190
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $31,200 470
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sussex Delaware $34,260 4,750
      Delaware $34,060 5,770
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Naples, FL $44,660 50
      Miami, FL $44,250 560
      North Port, FL $43,570 60
      Deltona, FL $41,600 40
      Pensacola, FL $41,300 30
      Tampa, FL $41,220 180
      Cape Coral, FL $39,970 40
      Orlando, FL $39,820 200
      Florida $39,300 1,870
      Port St. Lucie, FL $37,440 40
      Lakeland, FL $35,340 60
      Jacksonville, FL $32,760 120
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Georgia $41,400 1,820
      North Georgia $39,660 2,130
      Gainesville, GA $38,860 3,560
      Georgia $38,010 12,350
      Atlanta, GA $37,450 2,330
      Augusta, GA-SC $36,910 210
      Columbus, GA-AL $31,340 310
      East Georgia $26,850 410
      GU
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Guam $25,800 60
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kahului, HI $45,720 110
      Hawaii / Kauai $43,380 190
      Hawaii $42,230 880
      Urban Honolulu, HI $39,000 580
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $46,130 1,580
      Southwest Iowa $45,970 380
      Des Moines, IA $45,750 180
      Northeast Iowa $43,950 220
      Iowa $42,550 3,270
      Southeast Iowa $41,820 880
      Northwest Iowa $41,460 700
      Cedar Rapids, IA $29,400 30
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boise City, ID $36,280 —
      Idaho $34,420 360
      Southeast-Central Idaho $30,280 160
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwest Illinois $46,190 60
      Chicago, IL-IN $39,420 2,440
      Illinois $39,420 4,310
      West Central Illinois $36,860 —
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indiana $43,590 2,030
      Northern Indiana $41,950 320
      Elkhart, IN $37,360 40
      Michigan City, IN $37,020 60
      Southern Indiana $36,600 360
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Topeka, KS $52,050 120
      Kansas $46,020 4,520
      Kansas $46,020 4,000
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $50,710 270
      Kentucky $38,230 1,230
      West Kentucky $38,210 470
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lafayette, LA $28,060 220
      New Orleans, LA $27,970 300
      Shreveport, LA $27,680 70
      Central Louisiana $27,650 90
      Louisiana $27,180 1,370
      Southwest Louisiana $25,800 150
      Monroe, LA $24,430 50
      Houma, LA $23,840 140
      Northeast Louisiana $22,270 70
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Pittsfield, MA $38,020 50
      Boston, MA-NH $37,380 990
      Springfield, MA $36,860 110
      Massachusetts $36,780 1,630
      Worcester, MA $35,650 90
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salisbury, MD $36,770 100
      Maryland $32,950 60
      Baltimore, MD $31,200 —
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $31,200 —
      Maryland $31,200 860
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeast Maine $50,480 70
      Southwest Maine $39,350 110
      Portland, ME $39,250 320
      Maine $39,030 560
      Bangor, ME $35,010 50
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Michigan $39,490 920
      Detroit, MI $38,890 150
      Grand Rapids, MI $36,710 430
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southeast Minnesota $40,750 560
      Minnesota $39,830 3,390
      Southwest Minnesota $39,740 500
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $39,220 340
      St. Cloud, MN $38,650 200
      Mankato, MN $37,190 30
      Northwest Minnesota $36,330 340
      Rochester, MN $36,050 60
      Duluth, MN-WI $34,420 30
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas City, MO-KS $44,340 500
      Missouri $42,140 3,900
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $41,890 660
      Springfield, MO $40,440 70
      Southwest Missouri $39,570 580
      North Missouri $38,990 450
      St. Louis, MO-IL $36,530 330
      Central Missouri $35,860 490
      Southeast Missouri $31,200 90
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lower East Mississippi $39,290 2,010
      Jackson, MS $34,620 2,210
      Mississippi $34,600 6,470
      West Delta Mississippi $29,750 640
      Gulfport, MS $26,520 320
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montana $37,950 60
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Winston, NC $44,020 110
      Charlotte, NC-SC $39,400 570
      Western North Carolina $37,940 620
      North Carolina $36,650 9,420
      Raleigh, NC $36,470 —
      Eastern North Carolina $36,350 3,390
      Greensboro, NC $31,200 70
      Wilmington, NC $21,960 110
      Rocky Mount, NC $20,800 90
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bismarck, ND $46,230 340
      North Dakota $44,170 —
      Fargo, ND-MN $41,400 40
      East North Dakota $35,660 50
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northeast Nebraska $49,010 1,350
      Nebraska $47,900 7,660
      South Nebraska $47,790 1,490
      Omaha, NE-IA $45,720 1,970
      Northwest Nebraska $37,140 60
      Lincoln, NE $35,030 130
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Hampshire $37,890 —
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Trenton, NJ $49,140 60
      New Jersey $36,470 740
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albuquerque, NM $35,250 30
      New Mexico $30,260 170
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Las Vegas, NV $37,060 330
      Nevada $36,890 480
      Reno, NV $36,610 120
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Capital/Northern New York $39,480 40
      Buffalo, NY $36,980 210
      Rochester, NY $36,920 170
      New York $36,870 2,510
      New York, NY-NJ $36,870 1,780
      Southwest New York $36,520 70
      Syracuse, NY $36,120 120
      Albany, NY $34,710 110
      Utica, NY $34,520 40
      Binghamton, NY $32,800 40
      Central East New York $31,850 140
      Kiryas Joel, NY $31,200 190
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southern Ohio $43,830 90
      Akron, OH $43,750 —
      Canton, OH $41,920 190
      Dayton, OH $41,720 320
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $39,530 270
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $39,480 510
      Ohio $38,230 3,320
      Columbus, OH $37,600 200
      Cleveland, OH $36,570 200
      Eastern Ohio $35,350 —
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southeast Oklahoma $36,170 700
      Oklahoma $35,060 1,420
      Oklahoma City, OK $33,530 40
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $37,390 150
      Oregon $35,110 610
      Coast Oregon $35,050 450
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Pittsburgh, PA $41,130 60
      Lancaster, PA $40,200 60
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $36,880 890
      Pennsylvania $36,280 1,590
      Lebanon, PA $36,260 200
      Central Pennsylvania $35,660 190
      Scranton, PA $31,960 80
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $24,550 70
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $35,220 590
      Rhode Island $35,220 250
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Greenville, SC $37,230 250
      Charleston, SC $36,660 60
      Columbia, SC $36,130 910
      Northwestern South Carolina $34,990 320
      Myrtle Beach, SC $34,350 40
      South Carolina $33,690 2,970
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East South Dakota $52,000 750
      South Dakota $42,890 2,040
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $42,630 300
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $39,790 320
      Jackson, TN $38,620 190
      South Central Tennessee $37,490 520
      Tennessee $37,490 2,670
      Morristown, TN $37,410 320
      North Central Tennessee $37,310 130
      West Tennessee $36,400 340
      East Tennessee $33,490 120
      Kingsport, TN-VA $31,380 60
      Johnson City, TN $30,740 30
      Cleveland, TN $30,160 30
      Knoxville, TN $30,090 140
      Clarksville, TN-KY $29,320 40
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $29,240 300
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northwestern Region of Texas $42,340 1,380
      Corpus Christi, TX $38,800 100
      Hill Country Region of Texas $36,980 130
      Dallas, TX $34,910 580
      Texas $34,900 6,360
      Eastern Region of Texas $34,550 390
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $34,510 240
      San Antonio, TX $33,160 260
      Houston, TX $31,410 690
      Austin, TX $30,330 140
      McAllen, TX $27,460 120
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $43,900 470
      Utah $42,760 1,400
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Harrisonburg, VA $38,470 490
      Northeast Virginia $36,990 490
      Virginia $35,420 2,440
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $33,450 640
      Northern West Virginia $33,010 250
      West Virginia $33,010 270
      Richmond, VA $32,420 110
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Vermont $37,190 40
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern Washington $45,330 30
      Seattle, WA $42,530 1,230
      Washington $39,660 3,570
      Mount Vernon, WA $37,860 230
      Bellingham, WA $37,160 360
      Olympia, WA $36,350 60
      Western Washington $36,260 580
      Spokane, WA $35,710 60
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sheboygan, WI $48,830 60
      South Central Wisconsin $46,400 70
      Western Wisconsin $45,130 640
      Green Bay, WI $38,270 200
      Wisconsin $38,270 920
      Northwestern Wisconsin $36,070 30
      Milwaukee, WI $34,410 120
      Northeastern Wisconsin $30,550 50
      Madison, WI $28,730 40
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $36,650 50
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern Wyoming $34,650 30
      Wyoming $34,650 90
      Western Wyoming $34,520 40