Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers salary
The median pay for meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in the United States is $38,300 a year. About 145,700 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $29,980
- 25th percentile
- $35,350
- Median percentile
- $38,300
- 75th percentile
- $44,170
- 90th percentile
- $48,150
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Colorado $50,390
- Arizona $48,550
- Kansas $48,080
- Nebraska $47,580
- North Dakota $47,250
- Michigan $44,430
- South Dakota $44,290
- Utah $44,150
- Minnesota $43,400
- Wisconsin $43,300
- Iowa $43,190
- Washington $43,010
- Indiana $42,450
- Missouri $41,890
- Illinois $40,690
- Hawaii $40,260
- Vermont $40,110
- Georgia $39,330
- Idaho $39,200
- Maine $39,170
- North Carolina $39,170
- Kentucky $39,150
- Arkansas $37,980
- Nevada $37,920
- Mississippi $37,890
- Rhode Island $37,740
- Tennessee $37,590
- Montana $37,440
- New York $37,330
- Alaska $37,180
- Wyoming $37,040
- Ohio $37,020
- West Virginia $36,870
- California $36,570
- Massachusetts $36,570
- Pennsylvania $36,480
- Oklahoma $36,300
- Virginia $36,170
- Oregon $36,060
- Texas $35,890
- Delaware $35,500
- South Carolina $34,790
- Maryland $32,950
- New Mexico $31,240
- Florida $31,160
- Alabama $31,080
- Louisiana $27,850
By metro area
- Topeka, KS $52,050
- Sheboygan, WI $50,410
- Omaha, NE $49,810
- Milwaukee, WI $48,890
- Denver, CO $48,880
- Phoenix, AZ $48,550
- Sioux City, IA $47,580
- Kansas City, MO $45,820
- Portland, ME $45,800
- Des Moines, IA $45,750
- Akron, OH $45,170
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $44,280
- Nashville, TN $44,220
- Winston, NC $44,020
- Boise City, ID $43,480
- Olympia, WA $43,340
- Seattle, WA $43,190
- Cincinnati, OH $43,150
- San Jose, CA $42,750
- Orlando, FL $42,140
- Canton, OH $41,920
- St. Joseph, MO $41,890
- Fargo, ND $41,400
- Chicago, IL $40,690
- Charlotte, NC $40,640
- Minneapolis, MN $40,090
- San Francisco, CA $39,930
- St. Louis, MO $39,860
- Chattanooga, TN $39,790
- Naples, FL $39,750
- Urban Honolulu, HI $39,730
- Charleston, SC $39,470
- Gainesville, GA $39,420
- Reno, NV $39,390
- Atlanta, GA $39,300
- Boston, MA $38,830
- Mount Vernon, WA $38,770
- Santa Rosa, CA $38,750
- Morristown, TN $38,720
- Vallejo, CA $38,660
- St. Cloud, MN $38,650
- Jackson, TN $38,620
- Lancaster, PA $38,580
- Rochester, NY $38,440
- Bellingham, WA $38,340
- Elkhart, IN $38,300
- San Luis Obispo, CA $38,170
- Philadelphia, PA $38,150
- Springfield, MA $38,050
- Green Bay, WI $38,030
- Sacramento, CA $38,020
- Fayetteville, AR $37,980
- Hanford, CA $37,950
- Grand Rapids, MI $37,940
- Spokane, WA $37,940
- Syracuse, NY $37,790
- Portland, OR $37,780
- Detroit, MI $37,760
- Buffalo, NY $37,630
- Richmond, VA $37,630
- Salinas, CA $37,630
- Columbus, OH $37,600
- Santa Cruz, CA $37,550
- Jackson, MS $37,500
- Fort Smith, AR $37,460
- Port St. Lucie, FL $37,440
- Salt Lake City, UT $37,320
- Anchorage, AK $37,280
- San Diego, CA $37,260
- Mankato, MN $37,190
- Michigan City, IN $37,020
- Augusta, GA $36,910
- Decatur, AL $36,760
- Las Vegas, NV $36,710
- Greensboro, NC $36,670
- Cleveland, OH $36,660
- Huntington, WV $36,650
- Los Angeles, CA $36,540
- Huntsville, AL $36,400
- Providence, RI $36,320
- Stockton, CA $36,290
- Corpus Christi, TX $36,270
- Modesto, CA $36,270
- Cape Coral, FL $36,220
- Lakeland, FL $36,160
- Riverside, CA $36,080
- Dallas, TX $36,070
- Oklahoma City, OK $36,070
- Albany, NY $36,060
- Rochester, MN $36,050
- Oxnard, CA $36,030
- Washington, DC $35,670
- Columbia, SC $35,660
- New York, NY $35,520
- Scranton, PA $35,490
- Merced, CA $35,070
- Bangor, ME $35,010
- Bakersfield, CA $34,980
- Binghamton, NY $34,470
- Duluth, MN $34,420
- San Antonio, TX $34,240
- North Port, FL $33,710
- Virginia Beach, VA $33,580
- Little Rock, AR $33,470
- Trenton, NJ $32,690
- Jacksonville, FL $32,470
- Houston, TX $32,430
- Kiryas Joel, NY $32,240
- Salisbury, MD $32,210
- Albuquerque, NM $32,170
- Baltimore, MD $32,070
- Kingsport, TN $31,380
- Knoxville, TN $30,520
- Memphis, TN $30,190
- Cleveland, TN $30,160
- Johnson City, TN $29,860
- Cedar Rapids, IA $29,400
- Clarksville, TN $29,320
- Miami, FL $28,840
- New Orleans, LA $28,630