SOC 51-3022 · Production Occupations · May 2025

How much do Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers make in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is $36,650. The 10th percentile is $36,650 and the 90th percentile is $36,650. Employment is 50.

Median annual wage

$36,650

10th percentile
$36,650
25th percentile
$36,650
Median
$36,650
75th percentile
$36,650
90th percentile
$36,650
Mean
$36,060

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers, the published 10th percentile is $36,650 and the 90th percentile is $36,650. The difference is $0, which is 0.0% 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 $36,650 to the 75th at $36,650, covers $0.

The mean annual wage is $36,060, which sits below the median of $36,650. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH median is 4.3% lower than the national median of $38,300 for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $41,449, which is 8.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.6% lower than the West Virginia median of $36,870.

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses West Virginia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is 88.422, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,650 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers at $41,449 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers. Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH ranks 7th of 10 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).).

  • Columbus, OH is 112 miles away, with a median of $37,600 and employment of 200. That median is 2.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,385, against $41,449 here.
  • Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 113 miles away, with a median of $43,150 and employment of 360. That median is 17.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $45,245, against $41,449 here.
  • Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA is 121 miles away, with a median of $31,380 and employment of 60. That median is 14.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,300, against $41,449 here.

Employment share

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH (50 of 140,740). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (145,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.38 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH · Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers make in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is $36,650. The 10th percentile is $36,650 and the 90th percentile is $36,650. Employment is 50.

How does that compare with the national median for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers?

The local median is 4.3% lower than the national median of $38,300.

What is Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers pay in Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH is 88.422, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $36,650 is $41,449. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH compare with nearby metros for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers?

Columbus, OH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 112 miles away, at $37,600. Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH ranks 7th of 10 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.