Pay by state · 52 states
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutter and Trimmer Salary by State (2026)
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers earn the most in Colorado at $50,390 a year and the least in Puerto Rico at $24,550 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $38,300. All 52 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $50,390Colorado
- National median
- $38,300BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $24,550Puerto Rico
- States reporting
- 52of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutter and Trimmer salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | COColorado | $50,390 | $49,320 | $57,280 | 2,470 | $48,898 |
| 2 | AZArizona | $48,550 | $39,620 | $48,550 | 620 | $48,224 |
| 3 | KSKansas | $48,080 | $43,680 | $49,110 | 5,000 | $53,382 |
| 4 | NENebraska | $47,580 | $47,110 | $52,670 | 8,340 | $52,806 |
| 5 | NHNew Hampshire | $47,260 | $37,330 | $49,560 | N/A | $45,370 |
| 6 | NDNorth Dakota | $47,250 | $40,500 | $47,250 | 390 | $53,114 |
| 7 | MIMichigan | $44,430 | $37,940 | $44,430 | 920 | $46,177 |
| 8 | SDSouth Dakota | $44,290 | $44,290 | $46,220 | 2,080 | $49,997 |
| 9 | UTUtah | $44,150 | $44,030 | $44,760 | 1,080 | $44,657 |
| 10 | MNMinnesota | $43,400 | $36,700 | $45,810 | 3,790 | $44,007 |
| 11 | WIWisconsin | $43,300 | $37,920 | $45,160 | 2,040 | $46,017 |
| 12 | IAIowa | $43,190 | $41,250 | $43,730 | 3,970 | $49,213 |
| 13 | WAWashington | $43,010 | $38,030 | $47,170 | 3,630 | $40,191 |
| 14 | INIndiana | $42,450 | $37,610 | $45,000 | 2,640 | $45,484 |
| 15 | MOMissouri | $41,890 | $37,440 | $46,190 | 2,880 | $46,126 |
| 16 | ILIllinois | $40,690 | $37,590 | $45,360 | 4,040 | $40,707 |
| 17 | HIHawaii | $40,260 | $36,540 | $46,000 | 800 | $36,616 |
| 18 | VTVermont | $40,110 | $38,390 | $50,610 | 40 | $40,946 |
| 19 | GAGeorgia | $39,330 | $33,330 | $42,640 | 11,480 | $40,844 |
| 20 | IDIdaho | $39,200 | $35,900 | $42,470 | 280 | $41,050 |
| 21 | MEMaine | $39,170 | $34,460 | $48,320 | 660 | $40,361 |
| 22 | NCNorth Carolina | $39,170 | $35,360 | $40,360 | 9,750 | $41,526 |
| 23 | KYKentucky | $39,150 | $38,990 | $39,420 | 1,450 | $43,423 |
| 24 | ARArkansas | $37,980 | $36,890 | $39,030 | 9,030 | $43,687 |
| 25 | NVNevada | $37,920 | $33,830 | $46,380 | 360 | $37,928 |
| 26 | MSMississippi | $37,890 | $34,360 | $39,290 | 6,470 | $43,575 |
| 27 | RIRhode Island | $37,740 | $35,290 | $44,770 | 320 | $36,899 |
| 28 | TNTennessee | $37,590 | $31,310 | $40,440 | 2,970 | $40,917 |
| 29 | MTMontana | $37,440 | $34,950 | $40,560 | 60 | $39,558 |
| 30 | NYNew York | $37,330 | $34,550 | $45,680 | 2,420 | $34,590 |
| 31 | AKAlaska | $37,180 | $36,570 | $37,550 | 970 | $36,323 |
| 32 | WYWyoming | $37,040 | $34,360 | $40,290 | 70 | $39,961 |
| 33 | OHOhio | $37,020 | $35,350 | $43,040 | 3,540 | $39,903 |
| 34 | WVWest Virginia | $36,870 | $36,870 | $46,840 | 220 | $41,197 |
| 35 | CACalifornia | $36,570 | $35,710 | $40,210 | 9,270 | $33,029 |
| 36 | MAMassachusetts | $36,570 | $34,460 | $41,040 | 2,350 | $34,579 |
| 37 | PAPennsylvania | $36,480 | $36,050 | $38,150 | 1,600 | $37,388 |
| 38 | OKOklahoma | $36,300 | $36,170 | $46,180 | 1,530 | $41,324 |
| 39 | VAVirginia | $36,170 | $30,710 | $37,250 | 2,740 | $35,775 |
| 40 | OROregon | $36,060 | $35,640 | $37,050 | 910 | $34,887 |
| 41 | TXTexas | $35,890 | $29,120 | $43,260 | 8,590 | $36,978 |
| 42 | DEDelaware | $35,500 | $34,320 | $35,970 | 5,430 | $35,568 |
| 43 | NJNew Jersey | $34,930 | $33,760 | $38,480 | N/A | $32,103 |
| 44 | SCSouth Carolina | $34,790 | $34,790 | $35,660 | 2,750 | $37,110 |
| 45 | CTConnecticut | $34,780 | $34,010 | $36,930 | N/A | $33,568 |
| 46 | MDMaryland | $32,950 | $31,200 | $37,960 | 680 | $31,393 |
| 47 | NMNew Mexico | $31,240 | $31,240 | $36,390 | 240 | $33,878 |
| 48 | FLFlorida | $31,160 | $27,680 | $39,750 | 2,310 | $30,131 |
| 49 | ALAlabama | $31,080 | $27,510 | $37,110 | 9,140 | $34,991 |
| 50 | LALouisiana | $27,850 | $24,130 | $34,990 | 1,690 | $31,573 |
| 51 | GUGuam | $27,660 | $24,930 | $28,530 | N/A | N/A |
| 52 | PRPuerto Rico | $24,550 | $21,840 | $27,000 | 80 | N/A |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers, that changes the ranking: Colorado leads on raw pay at $50,390, while Kansas leads once prices are taken into account at $53,382.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutter and Trimmer pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers the most?
Colorado reports the highest median wage for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers at $50,390 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Arizona ($48,550) and Kansas ($48,080).
Which state pays Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers the least?
Puerto Rico reports the lowest median for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers at $24,550 a year, $25,840 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Kansas first at $53,382 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $48,080. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.