SOC 51-3022 · Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metro

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers Salary in Mount Vernon, WA

The average salary for meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Mount Vernon, Washington is $42,240 a year ($20.31 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $38,770: half of the 300 people in this job in the Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 8% more than the U.S. average for this job ($39,280).

$42,240average per year

$20.31 / hourMedian $38,770Take-home ≈ $36,120

  • $35K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $49K90th

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

300people in this job
+8%vs U.S. average
#3 of 5Washington metros
102cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers pay range in Mount Vernon

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,050 a year or less, while the top 10% make $48,980 or more. The middle half of meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Mount Vernon earn between $38,680 and $46,190.

  • $35K10th
  • $39K25th
  • $39KMedian
  • $46K75th
  • $49K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$42,240$3,520$20.31
Median$38,770$3,231$18.64
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,680$3,223$18.60
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,190$3,849$22.21

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

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers pay in Mount Vernon vs. Washington and the U.S.

Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Mount Vernon earn about the same as the Washington average ($43,410) and 8% more than the U.S. average ($39,280). At the median the gap is +1% against the U.S. median of $38,300.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Mount Vernon$42,240$38,770$35,050$48,980300
Washington$43,410$43,010$36,600$52,4703,630
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 Mount Vernon

On the average salary of $42,240, a single filer in Mount Vernon takes home about $36,120 a year, or $3,010 a month and $1,389 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. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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

Prices in the Mount Vernon area are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 102.4), so the average $42,240 buys what about $41,233 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Mount Vernon ($59,590). A typical home costs $589,523, or 14.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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

Mount Vernon ranks 3rd of 5 Washington metro areas for this job; Seattle pays the most ($45,020).

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

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 Mount Vernon: questions

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

$20.31 an hour on average, and $18.64 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,050 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,680, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $36,120 a year ($3,010 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $42,240. Washington has no state income tax; Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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

The average here is 8% more 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 Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA (34580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.9%.
  • 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. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 5.99, this job is 6.0 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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