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Average Meat, Poultry, And Fish Cutters And Trimmers Salary in Jackson, MS

Meat, Poultry, And Fish Cutters And Trimmers in Jackson, MS earn a median annual salary of $37,500, which is -2.1% compared to the national median. There are 2,230 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Jackson, MS (metro area).

$37,500
Jackson, MS median annual wage
$18/hour median
-2.1%
Difference vs national median
National median is $38,300
2,230
Local employment
8.2 jobs per 1,000 workers
8.78
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$34,360
25th
$36,150
Median
$37,500
75th
$41,170
90th
$42,180

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Jackson, MS, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
89.0%
Exact metro RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$42,112
Goods: 96.2%
Services: 78.1%
Rents: 64.8%
Comparison links

Comparable metros for this occupation

Metro Median annual wage Compare Employment
Topeka, KS $52,050 Compare 120
Sheboygan, WI $50,410 Compare 70
Omaha, NE-IA $49,810 Compare 1,920
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI $48,890 Compare 90
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO $48,880 Compare 230
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $48,550 Compare 550

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Jackson, MS

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
General Internal Medicine Physicians $333,460 N/A
Emergency Medicine Physicians $297,790 1.40
Nurse Anesthetists $237,440 N/A
Family Medicine Physicians $200,500 0.77
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary $175,090 3.46
Dentists, General $149,990 0.81
Chief Executives $149,490 0.31
Architectural And Engineering Managers $137,010 0.57

Jackson, MS has salary data for 463 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is General Internal Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Meat, Poultry, And Fish Cutters And Trimmers in Jackson, MS

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Meat, Poultry, And Fish Cutters And Trimmers are projected to change by +5.5% from 2024 to 2034, with 18,400 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.