Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers salary in Bangor, ME

The median meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Bangor, ME earns $35,010 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,336 a month.

10th percentile: $30,620
25th percentile: $31,050
Median percentile: $35,010
75th percentile: $35,010
90th percentile: $48,880

Based on 50 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

$28,035 take-home a year

Gross pay	$35,010
Federal income tax	−$2,021
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,678
Maine income tax (approx.)	−$2,276
Monthly take-home	$2,336
Every two weeks	$1,078

Does it go far here?

$36,277Median pay in Bangor, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.5 vs 100).

45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,041 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Bangor, ME

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$93,940
General and Operations Managers	$91,110
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers	$64,620
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education	$60,080
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers	$56,250
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers	$52,200
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$49,000
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive	$48,170

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