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Butchers and Meat Cutters salary in Columbus, IN

The median butchers and meat cutters in Columbus, IN earns $36,650 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,544 a month.

10th percentile
$32,280
25th percentile
$34,860
Median percentile
$36,650
75th percentile
$44,440
90th percentile
$47,160

Based on 40 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

$30,529 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,650
Federal income tax−$2,218
Social Security + Medicare−$2,804
Indiana income tax (approx.)−$1,100
Monthly take-home$2,544
Every two weeks$1,174

Does it go far here?

$39,407Median pay in Columbus, IN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.0 vs 100).
44%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,127 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Columbus, IN

JobMedian pay
Mechanical Engineers$127,700
General and Operations Managers$112,760
Industrial Engineers$97,480
Registered Nurses$77,030
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$75,640
Machinists$61,230
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,450
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$57,350

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