How much do Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers make in Waterbury-Shelton, CT?

Percentile spread

For Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers, the published 10th percentile is $34,010 and the 90th percentile is $47,060. The difference is $13,050, which is 38.4% 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 $34,870, covers $860.

The mean annual wage is $36,680, which sits above the median of $34,010. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Waterbury-Shelton, CT median is 11.2% lower than the national median of $38,300 for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $34,086, which is 11% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.2% lower than the Connecticut median of $34,780.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Waterbury-Shelton, CT is 99.778, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $34,010 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers at $34,086 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

14 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers. Waterbury-Shelton, CT ranks 13th of 15 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).).

• New Haven, CT is 20 miles away, with a median of $36,930. That median is 8.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $35,320, against $34,086 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 30 miles away, with a median of $35,340. That median is 3.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $34,395, against $34,086 here.
• Springfield, MA is 49 miles away, with a median of $38,050 and employment of 80. That median is 11.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,610, against $34,086 here.