SOC 51-3022 · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers Salary in Miami, FL

The average salary for meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Miami, Florida is $32,990 a year ($15.86 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $28,840: half of the 1,070 people in this job in the Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 16% less than the U.S. average for this job ($39,280).

$32,990average per year

$15.86 / hourMedian $28,840Take-home ≈ $28,687

  • $28K10th
  • $28K25th
  • $29KMedian
  • $34K75th
  • $45K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

1,070people in this job
-16%vs U.S. average
#9 of 9Florida metros
114cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers pay range in Miami

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,680 a year or less, while the top 10% make $45,340 or more. The middle half of meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Miami earn between $27,680 and $34,360.

  • $28K10th
  • $28K25th
  • $29KMedian
  • $34K75th
  • $45K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$32,990$2,749$15.86
Median$28,840$2,403$13.87
Entry level (25th percentile)$27,680$2,307$13.31
Experienced (75th percentile)$34,360$2,863$16.52

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers pay in Miami vs. Florida and the U.S.

Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Miami earn 5% less than the Florida average ($34,740) and 16% less than the U.S. average ($39,280). At the median the gap is -25% against the U.S. median of $38,300.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Miami$32,990$28,840$27,680$45,3401,070
Florida$34,740$31,160$27,240$46,1702,310
United States$39,280$38,300$29,980$48,150145,700

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers salary after taxes in Miami

On the average salary of $32,990, a single filer in Miami takes home about $28,687 a year, or $2,391 a month and $1,103 every two weeks. Taxes take 13% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Miami a good place for meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Miami area are 14% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 114.2), so the average $32,990 buys what about $28,899 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Miami ($48,640). A typical home costs $475,622, or 14.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers salary in other Florida cities

Miami ranks 9th of 9 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($41,060).

All Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers

Topeka, KS pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($49,920).

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Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers salary in Miami: questions

How much do meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers make an hour in Miami?

$15.86 an hour on average, and $13.86 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers salary in Miami?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,680 a year and the 25th percentile is $27,680, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers take-home pay in Miami?

About $28,687 a year ($2,391 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $32,990. Florida has no state income tax.

Do meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers earn more in Miami than elsewhere?

The average here is 16% less than the U.S. average for this job ($39,280).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-3022; area Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (33100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.1%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.40, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.40).

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