How much do Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers make in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT?

Percentile spread

For Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers, the published 10th percentile is $34,010 and the 90th percentile is $43,450. The difference is $9,440, which is 26.7% 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 $34,010 to the 75th at $36,840, covers $2,830.

The mean annual wage is $36,690, which sits above the median of $35,340. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT median is 7.7% lower than the national median of $38,300 for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $34,395, which is 10.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.6% higher than the Connecticut median of $34,780.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 102.746, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,340 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers at $34,395 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ranks 10th of 14 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).).

• Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 30 miles away, with a median of $34,010. That median is 3.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,086, against $34,395 here.
• Springfield, MA is 31 miles away, with a median of $38,050 and employment of 80. That median is 7.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,610, against $34,395 here.
• New Haven, CT is 31 miles away, with a median of $36,930. That median is 4.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,320, against $34,395 here.