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Butchers and Meat Cutters salary in Allentown, PA

The median butchers and meat cutters in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ earns $44,980 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,078 a month.

10th percentile
$29,930
25th percentile
$35,840
Median percentile
$44,980
75th percentile
$55,080
90th percentile
$61,550

Based on 210 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$36,941 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,980
Federal income tax−$3,218
Social Security + Medicare−$3,441
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,381
Monthly take-home$3,078
Every two weeks$1,421

Does it go far here?

$44,994Median pay in Allentown, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.0 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,365 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Allentown, PA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$258,750
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,180
Computer and Information Systems Managers$165,660
Marketing Managers$153,930
Financial Managers$146,030
Pharmacists$138,390
Sales Managers$135,220
Nurse Practitioners$133,890

All butchers and meat cutters salaries · Take-home pay in Pennsylvania