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Cutters and Trimmers, Hand Salary by State and Metro Area (2026)

Cutters and Trimmers, Hands in the United States earn a median salary of $38,800/year ($18.65/hr). Salaries range from $29,910 to $57,820 depending on experience. Below, compare salaries across all 50 states and top metro areas.

$30K
10th percentile
$34K
25th percentile
$39K
Median
$49K
75th percentile
$58K
90th percentile

Cutters and Trimmers, Hand salary by state

StateMedianHourlyEmployment
Vermont$60K$28.98/hr80
New York$51K$24.72/hr-
Minnesota$47K$22.75/hr50
Nebraska$47K$22.72/hr60
Rhode Island$47K$22.4/hr80
Iowa$46K$22.23/hr40
North Carolina$46K$22.07/hr960
Oregon$45K$21.46/hr70
Kentucky$44K$20.93/hr60
New Jersey$42K$20/hr290

Top paying metro areas

Metro areaMedianEmployment
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$51K940
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$48K40
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$47K580
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$47K130
Winston-Salem, NC$46K50
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$44K90
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$43K60
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$42K40
St. Louis, MO-IL$42K60
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$41K30
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