SOC 51-3022 · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro

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

The average salary for meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Orlando, Florida is $39,460 a year ($18.97 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $42,140: half of the 230 people in this job in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($39,280).

$39,460average per year

$18.97 / hourMedian $42,140Take-home ≈ $33,886

  • $27K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $42KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $49K90th

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

230people in this job
+0%vs U.S. average
#2 of 9Florida metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers pay range in Orlando

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,040 a year or less, while the top 10% make $48,700 or more. The middle half of meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Orlando earn between $33,680 and $43,790.

  • $27K10th
  • $34K25th
  • $42KMedian
  • $44K75th
  • $49K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$39,460$3,288$18.97
Median$42,140$3,512$20.26
Entry level (25th percentile)$33,680$2,807$16.19
Experienced (75th percentile)$43,790$3,649$21.05

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

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

Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Orlando earn 14% more than the Florida average ($34,740) and about the same as the U.S. average ($39,280). At the median the gap is +10% against the U.S. median of $38,300.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Orlando$39,460$42,140$27,040$48,700230
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 Orlando

On the average salary of $39,460, a single filer in Orlando takes home about $33,886 a year, or $2,824 a month and $1,303 every two weeks. Taxes take 14% 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 Orlando a good place for meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Orlando area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.4), so the average $39,460 buys what about $38,908 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Orlando ($46,630). A typical home costs $387,733, or 9.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Orlando ranks 2nd 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 Orlando: questions

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

$18.97 an hour on average, and $20.26 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $27,040 a year and the 25th percentile is $33,680, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $33,886 a year ($2,824 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $39,460. Florida has no state income tax.

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

The average here is about the same as 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL (36740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 6.6%.
  • 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 0.18, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.18).

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