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

The median meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Louisiana earns $27,850 a year, 27% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $1,976 a month.

10th percentile
$21,570
25th percentile
$24,130
Median percentile
$27,850
75th percentile
$34,990
90th percentile
$38,120

Based on 1,690 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

$23,709 take-home a year
Gross pay$27,850
Federal income tax−$1,175
Social Security + Medicare−$2,131
Louisiana income tax (approx.)−$836
Monthly take-home$1,976
Every two weeks$912

Does it go far here?

$31,573Median pay in Louisiana is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.2 vs 100).
54%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,064 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Louisiana

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$350,920
Family Medicine Physicians$255,330
Nurse Anesthetists$222,130
Dentists, General$170,750
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,850
Petroleum Engineers$139,640
Chemical Engineers$134,800
Industrial Production Managers$133,210

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