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Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers salary

The BLS estimates 145,700 Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $38,300 (May 2025, SOC 51-3022). Across 103 metros with published figures, medians range from $26,470 in Mobile, AL to $50,600 in Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area.

MEAT, POULTRY, AND FISH CUTTERS AND TRIMMERS · UNITED STATES · BLS
BLS · UNITED STATES · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$29,980P25$35,350MEDIAN$38,300P75$44,170P90$48,150
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HIGHEST-PAYING METROS

  1. Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$50,600 · 1,570 jobs
  2. Omaha, NE-IA$49,810 · 1,920 jobs
  3. Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$48,880 · 230 jobs
  4. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$48,550 · 550 jobs
  5. Kansas nonmetropolitan area$48,080 · 4,550 jobs
  6. Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$47,580 · 1,700 jobs
  7. South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$47,110 · 1,960 jobs
  8. Kansas City, MO-KS$45,820 · 470 jobs
  9. Portland-South Portland, ME$45,800 · 310 jobs
  10. South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$45,160 · 340 jobs

LARGEST METROS

  1. Kansas nonmetropolitan area$48,080 · 4,550 jobs
  2. Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area$35,500 · 4,460 jobs
  3. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$36,540 · 4,340 jobs
  4. Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$39,180 · 4,020 jobs
  5. Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$35,000 · 3,460 jobs
  6. Gainesville, GA$39,420 · 3,210 jobs
  7. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$40,690 · 2,770 jobs
  8. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$39,300 · 2,560 jobs
  9. Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$37,980 · 2,500 jobs
  10. North Georgia nonmetropolitan area$40,990 · 2,450 jobs

ALL METROS (A–Z)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area · Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR · Fort Smith, AR-OK · Gainesville, GA · Jackson, MS · Kansas nonmetropolitan area · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · North Georgia nonmetropolitan area · Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area · Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area · Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area · Omaha, NE-IA · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Sioux City, IA-NE-SD · South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area · Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area · Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area · Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area · Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area

Questions

What is the median Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers salary in the U.S.?

$38,300 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $35,350–$44,170.

Where do Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers earn the most?

Highest metro medians: Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area ($50,600), Omaha, NE-IA ($49,810), Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO ($48,880). Cost of living differs, so compare offers locally.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (metro, state and national estimates). Employer filing counts: U.S. DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3, visa-sponsored positions only.