Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutter and Trimmer Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Philadelphia is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,330
25th Percentile Wage
$23,630
50th Percentile Wage
$27,280
75th Percentile Wage
$30,220
90th Percentile Wage
$33,390

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $27,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,330.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$27,280
0.70% -8.28%
2016
$27,090
-3.40% -
2015
$28,010
-2.32% -
2014
$28,660
-9.28% -
2013
$31,320
5.68% -
2012
$29,540
- -

Table 2. Compare Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutter and Trimmer Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $27,280 in Philadelphia is in the middle of salary range for meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Philadelphia is 31.7 percent (31.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 15.7 percent (15.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying York-Hanover.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$39,940
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$39,290
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$38,210
Lancaster
$36,340
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$32,560
Pittsburgh
$32,190
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$30,260
Lebanon
$28,950
Reading
$28,940
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$28,030
Philadelphia
$27,280
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$26,800
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$25,000
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$24,500
Newark-Union
$23,050
York-Hanover
$23,000