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

The median meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Iowa earns $43,190 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,937 a month.

10th percentile
$39,170
25th percentile
$41,250
Median percentile
$43,190
75th percentile
$43,730
90th percentile
$46,220

Based on 3,970 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

$35,242 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,190
Federal income tax−$3,003
Social Security + Medicare−$3,304
Iowa income tax (approx.)−$1,641
Monthly take-home$2,937
Every two weeks$1,355

Does it go far here?

$49,213Median pay in Iowa is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.8 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($972 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Iowa

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$295,190
Family Medicine Physicians$265,200
Chief Executives$211,190
Dentists, General$181,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers$147,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers$143,780
Pharmacists$138,860
Physician Assistants$134,770

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