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Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers salary in California

The median meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in California earns $36,570 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,417 a month.

10th percentile
$34,950
25th percentile
$35,710
Median percentile
$36,570
75th percentile
$40,210
90th percentile
$46,040

Based on 9,270 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

$29,004 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,570
Federal income tax−$2,208
Social Security + Medicare−$2,798
California income tax (approx.)−$2,560
Monthly take-home$2,417
Every two weeks$1,116

Does it go far here?

$33,029Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
84%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers salaries · Take-home pay in California