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Top 15 cities for this job by average salary
| Topeka, KS | $49,920 |
|---|---|
| Sheboygan, WI | $49,340 |
| Omaha, NE | $48,210 |
| Denver, CO | $47,820 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $47,410 |
| Sioux City, IA | $46,590 |
| Portland, ME | $45,530 |
| Seattle, WA | $45,020 |
| San Jose, CA | $44,210 |
| San Francisco, CA | $44,160 |
| Olympia, WA | $43,810 |
| St. Joseph, MO | $43,480 |
| Kansas City, MO | $43,410 |
| Reno, NV | $43,110 |
| Boise, ID | $42,800 |
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Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers salary by state
Colorado pays meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers the most statewide, $51,350 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.
| State | Statewide average | Statewide median | Jobs | Metros | Highest city average | Lowest city average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | $51,350 | $50,390 | 2,470 | 1 | $47,820 | $47,820 |
| Nebraska | $48,810 | $47,580 | 8,340 | 1 | $48,210 | $48,210 |
| Kansas | $46,990 | $48,080 | 5,000 | 1 | $49,920 | $49,920 |
| Arizona | $46,360 | $48,550 | 620 | 1 | $47,410 | $47,410 |
| New Hampshire | $44,970 | $47,260 | n/a | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| South Dakota | $44,140 | $44,290 | 2,080 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Washington | $43,410 | $43,010 | 3,630 | 5 | $45,020 | $40,030 |
| Utah | $43,370 | $44,150 | 1,080 | 1 | $40,230 | $40,230 |
| Vermont | $43,240 | $40,110 | 40 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| North Dakota | $43,090 | $47,250 | 390 | 1 | $41,280 | $41,280 |
| Michigan | $42,610 | $44,430 | 920 | 2 | $41,090 | $39,590 |
| Maine | $42,600 | $39,170 | 660 | 2 | $45,530 | $35,900 |
| Iowa | $42,560 | $43,190 | 3,970 | 3 | $46,590 | $31,310 |
| Minnesota | $41,980 | $43,400 | 3,790 | 5 | $42,550 | $35,980 |
| Hawaii | $41,920 | $40,260 | 800 | 1 | $41,090 | $41,090 |
| Wisconsin | $41,870 | $43,300 | 2,040 | 3 | $49,340 | $41,360 |
| Indiana | $41,530 | $42,450 | 2,640 | 2 | $38,440 | $37,530 |
| Illinois | $41,440 | $40,690 | 4,040 | 1 | $40,660 | $40,660 |
| Missouri | $41,410 | $41,890 | 2,880 | 3 | $43,480 | $42,130 |
| Nevada | $40,810 | $37,920 | 360 | 2 | $43,110 | $40,010 |
| West Virginia | $40,480 | $36,870 | 220 | 1 | $36,060 | $36,060 |
| New York | $40,450 | $37,330 | 2,420 | 7 | $41,650 | $37,170 |
| Kentucky | $40,110 | $39,150 | 1,450 | 1 | $42,740 | $42,740 |
| Rhode Island | $39,610 | $37,740 | 320 | 1 | $37,840 | $37,840 |
| Oklahoma | $39,380 | $36,300 | 1,530 | 1 | $36,080 | $36,080 |
| California | $38,930 | $36,570 | 9,270 | 17 | $44,210 | $36,820 |
| Idaho | $38,780 | $39,200 | 280 | 1 | $42,800 | $42,800 |
| Georgia | $38,670 | $39,330 | 11,480 | 3 | $40,970 | $39,010 |
| Montana | $38,660 | $37,440 | 60 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Massachusetts | $38,570 | $36,570 | 2,350 | 2 | $40,730 | $39,640 |
| Ohio | $38,390 | $37,020 | 3,540 | 5 | $41,410 | $38,160 |
| Arkansas | $38,360 | $37,980 | 9,030 | 3 | $38,090 | $33,110 |
| Alaska | $38,020 | $37,180 | 970 | 1 | $39,390 | $39,390 |
| Oregon | $37,810 | $36,060 | 910 | 1 | $40,040 | $40,040 |
| New Jersey | $37,760 | $34,930 | n/a | 1 | $40,230 | $40,230 |
| Wyoming | $37,670 | $37,040 | 70 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| North Carolina | $37,630 | $39,170 | 9,750 | 5 | $40,140 | $24,820 |
| Connecticut | $37,180 | $34,780 | n/a | 3 | $39,120 | $36,680 |
| Pennsylvania | $37,020 | $36,480 | 1,600 | 3 | $38,870 | $35,740 |
| Tennessee | $36,670 | $37,590 | 2,970 | 10 | $40,130 | $30,270 |
| Mississippi | $36,390 | $37,890 | 6,470 | 2 | $37,680 | $28,230 |
| Washington, D.C. | n/a | n/a | n/a | 1 | $36,090 | $36,090 |
| South Carolina | $35,780 | $34,790 | 2,750 | 2 | $40,110 | $36,640 |
| Maryland | $35,770 | $32,950 | 680 | 2 | $37,950 | $35,320 |
| Delaware | $35,740 | $35,500 | 5,430 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
| Texas | $35,540 | $35,890 | 8,590 | 5 | $36,140 | $27,610 |
| Virginia | $35,460 | $36,170 | 2,740 | 2 | $36,430 | $33,820 |
| Florida | $34,740 | $31,160 | 2,310 | 9 | $41,060 | $32,990 |
| New Mexico | $34,050 | $31,240 | 240 | 1 | $36,430 | $36,430 |
| Alabama | $31,840 | $31,080 | 9,140 | 4 | $37,220 | $27,870 |
| Louisiana | $29,410 | $27,850 | 1,690 | 3 | $30,890 | $26,330 |
| Puerto Rico | $25,700 | $24,550 | 80 | 1 | $25,860 | $25,860 |
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Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers salary in every city we cover
Sort by any column. Each city links to its pay range, take-home pay and cost of living.
| Metro area | Average | Median | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topeka, KS | $49,920 | $52,050 | $24.00 | 120 |
| Sheboygan, WI | $49,340 | $50,410 | $23.72 | 70 |
| Omaha, NE | $48,210 | $49,810 | $23.18 | 1,920 |
| Denver, CO | $47,820 | $48,880 | $22.99 | 230 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $47,410 | $48,550 | $22.79 | 550 |
| Sioux City, IA | $46,590 | $47,580 | $22.40 | 1,700 |
| Portland, ME | $45,530 | $45,800 | $21.89 | 310 |
| Seattle, WA | $45,020 | $43,190 | $21.64 | 1,370 |
| San Jose, CA | $44,210 | $42,750 | $21.26 | 260 |
| San Francisco, CA | $44,160 | $39,930 | $21.23 | 610 |
| Olympia, WA | $43,810 | $43,340 | $21.06 | 30 |
| St. Joseph, MO | $43,480 | $41,890 | $20.90 | 660 |
| Kansas City, MO | $43,410 | $45,820 | $20.87 | 470 |
| Reno, NV | $43,110 | $39,390 | $20.73 | 90 |
| Boise, ID | $42,800 | $43,480 | $20.58 | 40 |
| Louisville, KY | $42,740 | $44,280 | $20.55 | 310 |
| Des Moines, IA | $42,550 | $45,750 | $20.46 | 180 |
| Minneapolis, MN | $42,550 | $40,090 | $20.46 | 520 |
| Milwaukee, WI | $42,350 | $48,890 | $20.36 | 90 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | $42,240 | $38,770 | $20.31 | 300 |
| Spokane, WA | $42,130 | $37,940 | $20.26 | 70 |
| St. Louis, MO | $42,130 | $39,860 | $20.26 | 390 |
| Rochester, NY | $41,650 | $38,440 | $20.02 | 180 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $41,620 | $38,750 | $20.01 | 140 |
| Akron, OH | $41,410 | $45,170 | $19.91 | 60 |
| Green Bay, WI | $41,360 | $38,030 | $19.89 | 670 |
| Fargo, ND | $41,280 | $41,400 | $19.84 | 40 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | $41,240 | $38,170 | $19.83 | 50 |
| Canton, OH | $41,210 | $41,920 | $19.81 | 190 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $41,090 | $37,940 | $19.75 | 370 |
| Honolulu, HI | $41,090 | $39,730 | $19.76 | 510 |
| Naples, FL | $41,060 | $39,750 | $19.74 | 40 |
| St. Cloud, MN | $40,980 | $38,650 | $19.70 | 200 |
| Gainesville, GA | $40,970 | $39,420 | $19.70 | 3,210 |
| Cincinnati, OH | $40,810 | $43,150 | $19.62 | 360 |
| Boston, MA | $40,730 | $38,830 | $19.58 | 1,250 |
| Chicago, IL | $40,660 | $40,690 | $19.55 | 2,770 |
| Vallejo, CA | $40,610 | $38,660 | $19.52 | 50 |
| Mankato, MN | $40,240 | $37,190 | $19.35 | 30 |
| Trenton, NJ | $40,230 | $32,690 | $19.34 | 80 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $40,230 | $37,320 | $19.34 | 200 |
| Columbus, OH | $40,210 | $37,600 | $19.33 | 200 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $40,170 | $37,550 | $19.31 | 40 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $40,140 | $44,020 | $19.30 | 110 |
| Nashville, TN | $40,130 | $44,220 | $19.30 | 430 |
| Charleston, SC | $40,110 | $39,470 | $19.28 | 40 |
| New York, NY | $40,100 | $35,520 | $19.28 | 2,170 |
| Portland, OR | $40,040 | $37,780 | $19.25 | 80 |
| Bellingham, WA | $40,030 | $38,340 | $19.25 | 350 |
| Buffalo, NY | $40,030 | $37,630 | $19.25 | 220 |
| Atlanta, GA | $40,010 | $39,300 | $19.23 | 2,560 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $40,010 | $36,710 | $19.24 | 260 |
| Sacramento, CA | $39,690 | $38,020 | $19.08 | 400 |
| Springfield, MA | $39,640 | $38,050 | $19.06 | 80 |
| Detroit, MI | $39,590 | $37,760 | $19.04 | 30 |
| Albany, NY | $39,500 | $36,060 | $18.99 | 110 |
| Orlando, FL | $39,460 | $42,140 | $18.97 | 230 |
| Stockton, CA | $39,420 | $36,290 | $18.95 | 120 |
| Hanford, CA | $39,400 | $37,950 | $18.94 | 50 |
| Anchorage, AK | $39,390 | $37,280 | $18.94 | 60 |
| Syracuse, NY | $39,220 | $37,790 | $18.85 | 110 |
| San Diego, CA | $39,150 | $37,260 | $18.82 | 350 |
| New Haven, CT | $39,120 | $36,930 | $18.81 | n/a |
| Augusta, GA | $39,010 | $36,910 | $18.76 | 210 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $38,870 | $38,150 | $18.69 | 920 |
| Charlotte, NC | $38,630 | $40,640 | $18.57 | 530 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $38,580 | $37,440 | $18.55 | 40 |
| Salinas, CA | $38,560 | $37,630 | $18.54 | 50 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $38,530 | $36,540 | $18.52 | 4,340 |
| Elkhart, IN | $38,440 | $38,300 | $18.48 | 70 |
| Morristown, TN | $38,220 | $38,720 | $18.38 | 260 |
| Cleveland, OH | $38,160 | $36,660 | $18.34 | 280 |
| Fayetteville, AR | $38,090 | $37,980 | $18.31 | 2,500 |
| Oxnard, CA | $38,050 | $36,030 | $18.29 | 160 |
| Salisbury, MD | $37,950 | $32,210 | $18.24 | 60 |
| Rochester, MN | $37,870 | $36,050 | $18.21 | 60 |
| Providence, RI | $37,840 | $36,320 | $18.19 | 770 |
| Chattanooga, TN | $37,820 | $39,790 | $18.19 | 320 |
| Jackson, MS | $37,680 | $37,500 | $18.11 | 2,230 |
| Modesto, CA | $37,660 | $36,270 | $18.11 | 370 |
| Riverside, CA | $37,640 | $36,080 | $18.10 | 900 |
| Michigan City, IN | $37,530 | $37,020 | $18.04 | 60 |
| Jackson, TN | $37,360 | $38,620 | $17.96 | 190 |
| Lakeland, FL | $37,350 | $36,160 | $17.96 | 90 |
| Fort Smith, AR | $37,320 | $37,460 | $17.94 | 2,080 |
| Binghamton, NY | $37,230 | $34,470 | $17.90 | 40 |
| Huntsville, AL | $37,220 | $36,400 | $17.89 | 30 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $37,170 | $32,240 | $17.87 | 190 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $36,930 | $34,980 | $17.76 | 80 |
| Merced, CA | $36,820 | $35,070 | $17.70 | 370 |
| Hartford, CT | $36,690 | $35,340 | $17.64 | n/a |
| Waterbury, CT | $36,680 | $34,010 | $17.63 | n/a |
| Columbia, SC | $36,640 | $35,660 | $17.62 | 870 |
| Lancaster, PA | $36,550 | $38,580 | $17.57 | 60 |
| Raleigh, NC | $36,530 | $36,470 | $17.56 | n/a |
| Richmond, VA | $36,430 | $37,630 | $17.52 | 210 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $36,430 | $32,170 | $17.52 | 70 |
| Fort Myers, FL | $36,400 | $36,220 | $17.50 | 50 |
| Dallas, TX | $36,140 | $36,070 | $17.37 | 880 |
| Washington, DC | $36,090 | $35,670 | $17.35 | 550 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $36,080 | $36,070 | $17.35 | 60 |
| Huntington, WV | $36,060 | $36,650 | $17.34 | 50 |
| Duluth, MN | $35,980 | $34,420 | $17.30 | 30 |
| Bangor, ME | $35,900 | $35,010 | $17.26 | 50 |
| Houston, TX | $35,820 | $32,430 | $17.22 | 710 |
| Scranton, PA | $35,740 | $35,490 | $17.18 | 70 |
| Sarasota, FL | $35,340 | $33,710 | $16.99 | 70 |
| Baltimore, MD | $35,320 | $32,070 | $16.98 | 260 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $35,320 | $32,470 | $16.98 | 120 |
| Birmingham, AL | $34,970 | $35,410 | $16.81 | n/a |
| Greensboro, NC | $34,310 | $36,670 | $16.50 | 60 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | $33,820 | $33,580 | $16.26 | 660 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $33,370 | $36,270 | $16.04 | 180 |
| Memphis, TN | $33,290 | $30,190 | $16.01 | 330 |
| Tampa, FL | $33,150 | $28,440 | $15.94 | 240 |
| Little Rock, AR | $33,110 | $33,470 | $15.92 | 280 |
| Miami, FL | $32,990 | $28,840 | $15.86 | 1,070 |
| Kingsport, TN | $32,930 | $31,380 | $15.83 | 60 |
| San Antonio, TX | $32,680 | $34,240 | $15.71 | 250 |
| Knoxville, TN | $32,380 | $30,520 | $15.57 | 330 |
| Decatur, AL | $31,980 | $36,760 | $15.38 | 870 |
| Cleveland, TN | $31,460 | $30,160 | $15.12 | 30 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $31,310 | $29,400 | $15.05 | 30 |
| Johnson City, TN | $31,310 | $29,860 | $15.05 | 50 |
| New Orleans, LA | $30,890 | $28,630 | $14.85 | 440 |
| Clarksville, TN | $30,270 | $29,320 | $14.56 | 40 |
| Monroe, LA | $28,810 | $26,670 | $13.85 | 50 |
| Gulfport, MS | $28,230 | $28,260 | $13.57 | 280 |
| Mobile, AL | $27,870 | $26,470 | $13.40 | 380 |
| McAllen, TX | $27,610 | $27,460 | $13.27 | 120 |
| Houma, LA | $26,330 | $23,290 | $12.66 | 100 |
| San Juan, PR | $25,860 | $24,550 | $12.43 | 70 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | $24,820 | $21,470 | $11.93 | n/a |
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Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers salary: questions
Where do meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers make the most money?
In Topeka, KS, with an average of $49,920 a year, among the 133 metro areas we cover.
What is the average meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers salary in the U.S.?
$39,280 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $38,300, so half of meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers earn more than that and half less.
What salary should meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers ask for?
Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers nationwide earn between $35,350 (25th percentile) and $44,170 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.
Which state pays meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers the most?
Colorado, with a statewide average of $51,350 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).
Where is meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers pay the lowest?
Rocky Mount, NC, at $24,820 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-3022.
- U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
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