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Butchers and Meat Cutters salary in Parkersburg, WV

The median butchers and meat cutters in Parkersburg-Vienna, WV earns $31,600 a year, 21% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,179 a month.

10th percentile
$23,330
25th percentile
$28,610
Median percentile
$31,600
75th percentile
$35,380
90th percentile
$38,470

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

$26,149 take-home a year
Gross pay$31,600
Federal income tax−$1,612
Social Security + Medicare−$2,417
West Virginia income tax (approx.)−$1,422
Monthly take-home$2,179
Every two weeks$1,006

Does it go far here?

$36,294Median pay in Parkersburg, WV is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.1 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($818 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Parkersburg, WV

JobMedian pay
Accountants and Auditors$100,420
General and Operations Managers$81,660
Registered Nurses$79,000
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$47,050
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$40,450
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$40,100
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$36,330
Waiters and Waitresses$35,290

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