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Butchers and Meat Cutters salary in Los Angeles, CA

The median butchers and meat cutters in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA earns $42,400 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,773 a month.

10th percentile
$35,090
25th percentile
$36,250
Median percentile
$42,400
75th percentile
$48,540
90th percentile
$59,830

Based on 6,510 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

$33,280 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,400
Federal income tax−$2,908
Social Security + Medicare−$3,244
California income tax (approx.)−$2,968
Monthly take-home$2,773
Every two weeks$1,280

Does it go far here?

$37,335Median pay in Los Angeles, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 113.6 vs 100).
74%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,063 a month, Census ACS).

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