Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutter and Trimmer Salary in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

The annual salary statistics of meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Fort Worth-Arlington 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 Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$20,240
25th Percentile Wage
$23,030
50th Percentile Wage
$26,470
75th Percentile Wage
$29,910
90th Percentile Wage
$35,090

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $35,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $26,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,240.

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
$26,470
11.71% 24.25%
2016
$23,370
13.69% -
2015
$20,170
-0.40% -
2014
$20,250
5.53% -
2013
$19,130
-4.81% -
2012
$20,050
- -

Table 2. Compare Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutter and Trimmer Salary in Fort Worth-Arlington with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $26,470 in Fort Worth-Arlington is in the middle of salary range for meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Fort Worth-Arlington is 33.5 percent (33.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area and 30.6 percent (30.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Brownsville-Harlingen.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$39,830
Waco
$39,750
Amarillo
$37,570
Corpus Christi
$37,390
Tyler
$34,810
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$34,500
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$32,730
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$31,730
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$31,660
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$31,340
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$30,150
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$29,850
College Station-Bryan
$28,520
Lubbock
$28,280
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$27,220
Fort Worth-Arlington
$26,470
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$23,180
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$22,790
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$20,530
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$19,450
El Paso
$18,410
Brownsville-Harlingen
$18,370