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Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers salary in Milwaukee, WI

The median meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI earns $48,890 a year, 28% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,239 a month.

10th percentile
$28,760
25th percentile
$31,670
Median percentile
$48,890
75th percentile
$50,450
90th percentile
$51,110

Based on 90 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

$38,872 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,890
Federal income tax−$3,687
Social Security + Medicare−$3,740
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$2,591
Monthly take-home$3,239
Every two weeks$1,495

Does it go far here?

$50,435Median pay in Milwaukee, WI is worth this at average US prices (local price level 96.9 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,139 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Milwaukee, WI

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$411,200
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Computer and Information Systems Managers$161,220
Financial Managers$156,100
Dentists, General$155,940
Pharmacists$153,340
Sales Managers$144,560
Architectural and Engineering Managers$143,570

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