Best Cities for Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmerss

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmerss get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	KansasState	1.39	$48,080	$53,422	26%
2	NebraskaState	1.36	$47,580	$52,000	26%
3	North DakotaState	1.33	$47,250	$51,026	25%
4	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	1.29	$45,820	$49,375	34%
5	South DakotaState	1.27	$44,290	$48,778	26%
6	ArizonaState	1.26	$48,550	$48,117	37%
7	IowaState	1.26	$43,190	$48,419	26%
8	MichiganState	1.26	$44,430	$48,137	30%
9	ColoradoState	1.25	$50,390	$47,808	44%
10	MissouriState	1.23	$41,890	$47,280	30%
11	IndianaState	1.22	$42,450	$46,906	30%
12	WisconsinState	1.22	$43,300	$46,912	30%
13	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	1.20	$44,220	$45,967	42%
14	MississippiState	1.17	$37,890	$44,682	28%
15	KentuckyState	1.16	$39,150	$44,237	29%
16	MinnesotaState	1.16	$43,400	$44,286	35%
17	New HampshireState	1.16	$47,260	$44,585	40%
18	ArkansasState	1.15	$37,980	$44,009	28%
19	UtahState	1.15	$44,150	$44,062	41%
20	West VirginiaState	1.14	$36,870	$43,789	27%
21	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.11	$40,640	$42,422	44%
22	GeorgiaState	1.10	$39,330	$42,109	43%
23	IllinoisState	1.09	$40,690	$41,776	39%
24	North CarolinaState	1.08	$39,170	$41,494	40%
25	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.08	$37,760	$41,404	39%
26	OhioState	1.07	$37,020	$40,951	34%
27	OklahomaState	1.07	$36,300	$41,017	32%
28	TennesseeState	1.07	$37,590	$41,082	40%
29	IdahoState	1.06	$39,200	$40,622	37%
30	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	1.06	$39,300	$40,599	49%
31	WashingtonState	1.05	$43,010	$40,084	53%
32	Columbus, OHMetro	1.05	$37,600	$40,214	41%
33	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.05	$40,090	$40,291	44%
34	WyomingState	1.04	$37,040	$39,828	32%
35	MaineState	1.02	$39,170	$39,248	40%
36	VermontState	1.02	$40,110	$39,132	43%
37	MontanaState	1.01	$37,440	$38,838	36%
38	NevadaState	0.99	$37,920	$37,844	46%
39	South CarolinaState	0.99	$34,790	$37,815	43%
40	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	0.99	$43,190	$37,787	61%
41	PennsylvaniaState	0.98	$36,480	$37,608	43%
42	Rhode IslandState	0.98	$37,740	$37,552	48%
43	TexasState	0.98	$35,890	$37,542	46%
44	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	0.97	$36,070	$37,109	53%
45	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	0.97	$34,240	$37,217	46%
46	HawaiiState	0.96	$40,260	$36,600	71%
47	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	0.96	$38,150	$36,860	50%
48	AlabamaState	0.93	$31,080	$35,683	37%
49	AlaskaState	0.93	$37,180	$35,647	44%
50	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	0.93	$42,750	$35,566	88%
51	DelawareState	0.92	$35,500	$35,149	46%
52	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	0.92	$37,780	$35,046	57%
53	OregonState	0.91	$36,060	$35,010	53%
54	VirginiaState	0.91	$36,170	$34,947	52%
55	New MexicoState	0.89	$31,240	$33,957	40%
56	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.89	$38,830	$34,211	79%
57	MassachusettsState	0.88	$36,570	$33,705	74%
58	New YorkState	0.87	$37,330	$33,182	59%
59	CaliforniaState	0.86	$36,570	$33,035	74%
60	ConnecticutState	0.84	$34,780	$32,323	54%
61	New JerseyState	0.84	$34,930	$32,105	62%
62	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	0.83	$35,670	$31,622	67%
63	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	0.82	$36,540	$31,365	74%
64	LouisianaState	0.81	$27,850	$30,910	45%
65	FloridaState	0.80	$31,160	$30,700	66%
66	MarylandState	0.79	$32,950	$30,174	61%
67	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	0.79	$32,070	$30,312	63%
68	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	0.75	$28,440	$28,873	73%
69	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	0.69	$28,840	$26,581	85%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).