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

The median meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Mississippi earns $37,890 a year, 1% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,592 a month.

10th percentile
$28,870
25th percentile
$34,360
Median percentile
$37,890
75th percentile
$39,290
90th percentile
$41,170

Based on 6,470 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

$31,109 take-home a year
Gross pay$37,890
Federal income tax−$2,367
Social Security + Medicare−$2,899
Mississippi income tax (approx.)−$1,516
Monthly take-home$2,592
Every two weeks$1,197

Does it go far here?

$43,575Median pay in Mississippi is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.0 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($954 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Mississippi

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$235,630
Dentists, General$143,660
Architectural and Engineering Managers$142,790
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$137,220
Pharmacists$133,230
Nurse Practitioners$124,730
Computer and Information Systems Managers$124,280
Industrial Production Managers$118,660

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