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

The median meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Massachusetts earns $36,570 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,478 a month.

10th percentile
$33,330
25th percentile
$34,460
Median percentile
$36,570
75th percentile
$41,040
90th percentile
$46,400

Based on 2,350 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

$29,735 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,570
Federal income tax−$2,208
Social Security + Medicare−$2,798
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$1,829
Monthly take-home$2,478
Every two weeks$1,144

Does it go far here?

$34,579Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
71%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,762 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Massachusetts

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$387,150
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Nurse Anesthetists$295,550
General Internal Medicine Physicians$285,250
Family Medicine Physicians$277,490
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,240
Natural Sciences Managers$267,290
Physicians, All Other$236,580

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