The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $41,800, Nebraska is the highest paying state for meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers. It is followed by South Dakota (average annual salary $40,090). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | $41,800 |
$37,710 | 5,180 |
| 2 | South Dakota | $40,090 |
$32,080 | 2,040 |
| 3 | Hawaii | $39,530 |
$29,320 | 290 |
| 4 | Kansas | $39,300 |
$37,060 | 5,460 |
| 5 | Indiana | $39,100 |
$32,240 | 2,470 |
| 6 | New York | $38,850 |
$27,460 | 1,190 |
| 7 | Illinois | $38,640 |
$32,260 | 3,050 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | $37,660 |
$27,920 | 2,030 |
| 9 | Iowa | $37,510 |
$36,290 | 3,480 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | $37,480 |
$30,340 | 1,940 |
| 11 | Colorado | $37,330 |
$35,950 | 2,230 |
| 12 | Mississippi | $37,320 |
$22,600 | 7,120 |
| 13 | Utah | $37,300 |
$29,400 | 500 |
| 14 | District of Columbia | $36,990 |
$36,990 | 120 |
| 15 | Michigan | $36,740 |
$30,240 | 1,080 |
| 16 | Arizona | $36,580 |
$28,870 | 900 |
| 17 | New Mexico | $36,320 |
$23,920 | 110 |
| 18 | Minnesota | $36,270 |
$29,480 | 4,270 |
| 19 | Kentucky | $36,080 |
$30,830 | 950 |
| 20 | Missouri | $36,000 |
$30,490 | 4,390 |
| 21 | Idaho | $35,910 |
$22,830 | 160 |
| 22 | Maine | $35,880 |
$28,280 | 1,100 |
| 23 | Washington | $35,800 |
$30,620 | 3,820 |
| 24 | North Carolina | $35,080 |
$28,070 | 6,530 |
| 25 | Florida | $34,930 |
$25,000 | 2,880 |
| 26 | Texas | $34,900 |
$26,640 | 6,450 |
| 27 | North Dakota | $34,870 |
$27,040 | 120 |
| 28 | Nevada | $34,820 |
$23,270 | 270 |
| 29 | Rhode Island | $34,800 |
$29,860 | 200 |
| 30 | Alaska | $34,270 |
$27,250 | 2,270 |
| 31 | California | $34,250 |
$29,950 | 7,740 |
| 32 | Oregon | $33,530 |
$29,740 | 840 |
| 33 | Connecticut | $33,320 |
$27,430 | 400 |
| 34 | New Jersey | $33,140 |
$27,040 | 1,490 |
| 35 | Tennessee | $32,910 |
$23,140 | 2,750 |
| 36 | Montana | $32,630 |
$25,360 | 40 |
| 37 | Wyoming | $32,450 |
$22,880 | 110 |
| 38 | Ohio | $32,190 |
$27,940 | 3,630 |
| 39 | Vermont | $31,820 |
$25,480 | 40 |
| 40 | Georgia | $31,730 |
$26,470 | 9,550 |
| 41 | Delaware | $31,630 |
$25,040 | 3,400 |
| 42 | Massachusetts | $31,040 |
$30,320 | 2,830 |
| 43 | Virginia | $30,690 |
$24,550 | 2,340 |
| 44 | New Hampshire | $30,410 |
$23,040 | 210 |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $30,280 |
$27,530 | 1,320 |
| 46 | South Carolina | $30,230 |
$21,950 | 1,760 |
| 47 | Arkansas | $29,610 |
$24,910 | 7,510 |
| 48 | Louisiana | $28,880 |
$19,170 | 2,350 |
| 49 | Alabama | $28,600 |
$23,160 | 9,570 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $27,560 |
$24,310 | 210 |
| 51 | Guam | $27,440 |
$22,030 | 50 |
| 52 | Maryland | $26,240 |
$26,000 | 600 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $17,680 |
$17,680 | 80 |