How much do Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers make in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

Percentile spread

For Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers, the published 10th percentile is $25,200 and the 90th percentile is $45,360. The difference is $20,160, which is 55.3% 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 $33,340 to the 75th at $42,890, covers $9,550.

The mean annual wage is $36,530, which sits above the median of $36,470. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Raleigh-Cary, NC median is 4.8% lower than the national median of $38,300 for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $37,155, which is 3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 6.9% lower than the North Carolina median of $39,170.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Raleigh-Cary, NC is 98.157, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $36,470 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers at $37,155 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers. Raleigh-Cary, NC ranks 5th of 8 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).).

• Rocky Mount, NC is 39 miles away, with a median of $21,470. That median is 41.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $24,394, against $37,155 here.
• Greensboro-High Point, NC is 77 miles away, with a median of $36,670 and employment of 60. That median is 0.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,487, against $37,155 here.
• Winston-Salem, NC is 108 miles away, with a median of $44,020 and employment of 110. That median is 20.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,825, against $37,155 here.