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

The median meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX earns $27,460 a year, 28% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,019 a month.

10th percentile
$20,600
25th percentile
$24,040
Median percentile
$27,460
75th percentile
$27,460
90th percentile
$31,860

Based on 120 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

$24,223 take-home a year
Gross pay$27,460
Federal income tax−$1,136
Social Security + Medicare−$2,101
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$2,019
Every two weeks$932

Does it go far here?

$31,969Median pay in McAllen, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 85.9 vs 100).
47%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($957 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in McAllen, TX

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$295,020
Pharmacists$137,700
Financial Managers$129,290
Nurse Practitioners$122,550
Managers, All Other$119,430
Lawyers$115,920
Physical Therapists$103,980
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$103,380

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