51 Series · SOC 51-9031

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$38,800

per year

Median Hourly

$18.65/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$41,960

average

Employment

7,070

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

$29,910$33,860$38,800$48,790$57,820
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

$14.38$16.28$18.65$23.46$27.80
10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$29,910

25th Percentile

$33,860

Median

$38,800

75th Percentile

$48,790

90th Percentile

$57,820

Salary by State

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# State Median Salary vs National
1 Vermont $60,290 +55% above national
2 New York $51,420 +33% above national
3 Minnesota $47,330 +22% above national
4 Nebraska $47,250 +22% above national
5 Rhode Island $46,590 +20% above national
6 Iowa $46,230 +19% above national
7 North Carolina $45,910 +18% above national
8 Oregon $44,630 +15% above national
9 Kentucky $43,520 +12% above national
10 New Jersey $41,600 +7% above national
11 Connecticut $41,410 +7% above national
12 Massachusetts $41,410 +7% above national
13 Missouri $41,190 +6% above national
14 Indiana $40,530 +4% above national
15 South Carolina $39,680 +2% above national
16 Michigan $39,110 +1% above national
17 South Dakota $38,660 same as national
18 Wisconsin $38,370 1% below national
19 Kansas $38,090 2% below national
20 California $36,470 6% below national
21 Florida $36,430 6% below national
22 Mississippi $36,430 6% below national
23 Washington $36,050 7% below national
24 Pennsylvania $35,510 8% below national
25 Ohio $34,370 11% below national
26 Alabama $32,140 17% below national
27 Virginia $32,090 17% below national
28 Texas $30,510 21% below national
29 Tennessee $30,400 22% below national
30 Arizona $30,110 22% below national
31 Georgia $30,100 22% below national
32 Oklahoma $29,950 23% below national
33 Louisiana $23,890 38% below national

Salary by Metro Area

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# Metro Area Median Salary vs National
1 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $51,420 +33% above national
2 Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI $48,220 +24% above national
3 Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC $47,230 +22% above national
4 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA $46,590 +20% above national
5 Winston-Salem, NC $45,910 +18% above national
6 Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN $44,340 +14% above national
7 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $42,770 +10% above national
8 San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $42,420 +9% above national
9 Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area $42,390 +9% above national
10 St. Louis, MO-IL $42,310 +9% above national
11 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $40,940 +6% above national
12 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $40,870 +5% above national
13 Elkhart-Goshen, IN $40,430 +4% above national
14 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN $38,140 2% below national
15 Greensboro-High Point, NC $38,120 2% below national
16 Kansas City, MO-KS $38,090 2% below national
17 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC $37,650 3% below national
18 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD $37,550 3% below national
19 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $36,450 6% below national
20 Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $36,430 6% below national
21 Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $36,430 6% below national
22 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $35,960 7% below national
23 North Georgia nonmetropolitan area $35,520 8% below national
24 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX $35,360 9% below national
25 Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL $34,750 10% below national
26 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $34,670 11% below national
27 Cleveland, OH $33,280 14% below national
28 Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX $32,130 17% below national
29 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ $30,110 22% below national
30 Dalton, GA $22,200 43% below national

Related Occupations

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024. Data reflects cross-industry estimates for all ownership types.