How much do Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers make in Monroe, LA?

Percentile spread

For Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers, the published 10th percentile is $21,470 and the 90th percentile is $37,010. The difference is $15,540, which is 58.3% 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 $23,860 to the 75th at $33,440, covers $9,580.

The mean annual wage is $28,810, which sits above the median of $26,670. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Monroe, LA median is 30.4% lower than the national median of $38,300 for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $31,903, which is 16.7% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.2% lower than the Louisiana median of $27,850.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Monroe, LA is 83.597, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $26,670 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers at $31,903 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers. Monroe, LA ranks 3rd of 3 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).).

• Jackson, MS is 113 miles away, with a median of $37,500 and employment of 2,230. That median is 40.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,112, against $31,903 here.
• Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR is 145 miles away, with a median of $33,470 and employment of 280. That median is 25.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $37,454, against $31,903 here.

Employment share

Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in Monroe, LA (50 of 87,500). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (145,700 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.61 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.