How much do Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers make in Cedar Rapids, IA?

Percentile spread

For Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers, the published 10th percentile is $27,390 and the 90th percentile is $36,780. The difference is $9,390, which is 31.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $28,810 to the 75th at $31,150, covers $2,340.

The mean annual wage is $31,310, which sits above the median of $29,400. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Cedar Rapids, IA median is 23.2% lower than the national median of $38,300 for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $33,047, which is 13.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 31.9% lower than the Iowa median of $43,190.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Cedar Rapids, IA is 88.963, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $29,400 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers at $33,047 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers. Cedar Rapids, IA ranks 5th of 5 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA is 115 miles away, with a median of $45,750 and employment of 180. That median is 55.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,890, against $33,047 here.
• Rochester, MN is 134 miles away, with a median of $36,050 and employment of 60. That median is 22.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,693, against $33,047 here.
• Mankato, MN is 191 miles away, with a median of $37,190 and employment of 30. That median is 26.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,888, against $33,047 here.

Employment share

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Cedar Rapids, IA (30 of 139,260). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (145,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.23 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.