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Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers salary in Dallas, TX

The median meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX earns $36,070 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,597 a month.

10th percentile
$23,260
25th percentile
$27,570
Median percentile
$36,070
75th percentile
$38,660
90th percentile
$49,270

Based on 880 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

$31,162 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,070
Federal income tax−$2,148
Social Security + Medicare−$2,759
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,597
Every two weeks$1,199

Does it go far here?

$34,989Median pay in Dallas, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
62%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,614 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dallas, TX

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$403,340
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,260
Chief Executives$320,060
General Internal Medicine Physicians$276,520
Family Medicine Physicians$259,310
Physicians, All Other$222,410
Nurse Anesthetists$218,650
Anesthesiologists$218,060

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