Highest-paying Cities for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

The top 100 highest paying cities for meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $47,160, Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado is the highest paying city for meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers. It is followed by West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois (average annual salary $46,090). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$47,160	$31,820	150
2	West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$46,090	$29,620	600
3	South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$43,310	$31,400	1,140
4	Olympia, Washington	$42,580	$27,220	n/a
5	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$42,370	$34,340	50
6	Eastern South Dakota nonmetropolitan area, South Dakota	$42,170	$32,090	730
7	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$40,200	$27,460	1,920
8	Wichita, Kansas	$40,080	$37,060	260
9	Northeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$39,960	$33,940	570
10	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$39,940	$30,360	1,230
11	Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area, Illinois	$39,870	$27,550	190
12	Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area, Texas	$39,830	$26,890	1,900
13	Hammond, Louisiana	$39,810	$18,160	110
14	Waco, Texas	$39,750	$29,680	260
15	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$39,720	$36,600	780
16	Salt Lake City, Utah	$39,670	$39,660	220
17	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$39,440	$26,120	680
18	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$39,330	$37,670	670
19	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$39,330	$36,490	220
20	Kansas nonmetropolitan area, Kansas	$39,300	$38,660	4,930
21	West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, Pennsylvania	$39,290	$30,130	190
22	Sioux City, South Dakota	$39,290	$37,500	1,580
23	Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$39,080	$27,250	160
24	Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$39,070	$36,540	680
25	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$39,000	$25,490	60
26	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$38,690	$34,080	500
27	Athens-Clarke County, Georgia	$38,690	$21,770	350
28	Port St Lucie, Florida	$38,560	$25,820	40
29	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$38,540	$23,830	490
30	Rochester, New York	$38,480	$34,990	50
31	Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$38,460	$29,280	950
32	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$38,440	$25,830	90
33	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$38,440	$21,440	40
34	North Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$38,250	$30,860	950
35	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$38,230	$29,120	220
36	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$38,210	$29,130	90
37	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$38,170	$29,890	200
38	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$38,120	$25,430	270
39	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$38,080	$24,670	50
40	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida	$37,860	$23,580	40
41	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$37,780	$29,290	190
42	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$37,770	$29,450	110
43	Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$37,590	$32,600	1,730
44	St Louis, Missouri	$37,580	$30,310	390
45	Amarillo, Texas	$37,570	$29,100	740
46	Morristown, Tennessee	$37,520	$23,550	80
47	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$37,510	$36,340	960
48	Corpus Christi, Texas	$37,390	$22,930	120
49	Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$37,340	$33,650	700
50	Southeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area, Mississippi	$37,320	$28,530	2,840
51	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$37,290	$21,390	30
52	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$37,270	$23,040	40
53	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$37,210	$23,640	80
54	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$37,210	$30,880	40
55	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$37,190	$31,910	190
56	South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$37,190	$27,760	1,780
57	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$37,190	$34,520	1,320
58	Utica-Rome, New York	$37,030	$22,390	40
59	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$36,930	$31,500	310
60	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$36,880	$29,330	190
61	Southeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$36,790	$32,860	1,450
62	Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$36,630	$28,740	2,850
63	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$36,620	$29,370	570
64	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$36,600	$34,170	110
65	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$36,580	$29,420	670
66	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$36,520	$30,680	310
67	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$36,340	$27,660	120
68	Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area, New Mexico	$36,330	$23,920	50
69	Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$36,320	$31,410	300
70	Springfield, Massachusetts	$36,310	$29,640	70
71	Syracuse, New York	$36,290	$24,840	60
72	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$36,260	$31,180	120
73	Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area, Minnesota	$36,240	$28,950	1,090
74	Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina	$36,190	$31,770	380
75	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$36,150	$23,920	30
76	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida	$36,100	$19,230	30
77	East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$36,040	$31,990	120
78	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$36,000	$23,960	50
79	Yakima, Washington	$35,990	$35,990	240
80	Eastern Wyoming nonmetropolitan area, Wyoming	$35,950	$22,880	40
81	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$35,930	$31,200	70
82	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$35,880	$32,260	1,320
83	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$35,840	$30,960	440
84	La Crosse, Wisconsin	$35,840	$28,510	40
85	Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area, Missouri	$35,810	$27,380	110
86	Longview, Washington	$35,800	$31,870	270
87	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$35,630	$29,220	490
88	Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$35,590	$30,430	610
89	Spokane, Washington	$35,560	$30,140	60
90	Wausau, Wisconsin	$35,480	$28,610	50
91	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$35,450	$31,300	310
92	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$35,440	$31,860	80
93	Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area, Wisconsin	$35,420	$28,510	30
94	Appleton, Wisconsin	$35,390	$22,490	30
95	South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, Tennessee	$35,380	$27,460	350
96	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$35,360	$27,430	110
97	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$35,360	$30,210	470
98	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$35,280	$30,510	160
99	Salinas, California	$35,170	$31,250	30
100	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$35,140	$23,640	40

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