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Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

The median meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN earns $44,280 a year, 16% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,999 a month.

10th percentile
$38,940
25th percentile
$38,990
Median percentile
$44,280
75th percentile
$45,590
90th percentile
$45,590

Based on 310 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

$35,988 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,280
Federal income tax−$3,134
Social Security + Medicare−$3,387
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$1,771
Monthly take-home$2,999
Every two weeks$1,384

Does it go far here?

$47,575Median pay in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.1 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,116 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$491,640
Physicians, All Other$335,670
Nurse Anesthetists$222,520
Chief Executives$213,920
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$157,260
Computer and Information Systems Managers$150,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers$149,430
Pharmacists$143,920

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