Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$38,530avg. a year
$18.52 an hour · 4,340 employed
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn an average of $38,530 a year. That is about the same as the California average of $38,930. The U.S. average is $39,280.
$36,540Median pay
$18.52Average hourly
-1%vs. California average
4,340Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 16.
1260 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$44,210
$21.26 an hour
2610 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$44,160
$21.23 an hour
3140 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$41,620
$20.01 an hour
450 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$41,240
$19.83 an hour
550 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$40,610
$19.52 an hour
640 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$40,170
$19.31 an hour
7400 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$39,690
$19.08 an hour
8120 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$39,420
$18.95 an hour
950 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$39,400
$18.94 an hour
10350 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$39,150
$18.82 an hour
1150 jobs
Salinas, CA
$38,560
$18.54 an hour
12160 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$38,050
$18.29 an hour
13370 jobs
Modesto, CA
$37,660
$18.11 an hour
14900 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$37,640
$18.10 an hour
1580 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$36,930
$17.76 an hour
16370 jobs
Merced, CA
$36,820
$17.70 an hour
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How Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Bakers | $43,090 |
| Food Batchmakers | $42,150 |
| Butchers and Meat Cutters | $44,600 |
| Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators | $48,930 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | $79,060 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | $57,790 |
Questions and answers
How much do meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
The average is $38,530 a year, and the median is $36,540. About 4,340 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is about the same as the California average of $38,930.
Is this job common in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
It makes up 0.7 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.74 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 51-3022. Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 31080). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.