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

The median meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Pennsylvania earns $36,480 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,531 a month.

10th percentile
$31,800
25th percentile
$36,050
Median percentile
$36,480
75th percentile
$38,150
90th percentile
$43,550

Based on 1,600 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

$30,372 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,480
Federal income tax−$2,198
Social Security + Medicare−$2,791
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,120
Monthly take-home$2,531
Every two weeks$1,168

Does it go far here?

$37,388Median pay in Pennsylvania is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.6 vs 100).
48%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,209 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pennsylvania

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$579,120
Radiologists$455,380
Family Medicine Physicians$306,030
Psychiatrists$278,970
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Chief Executives$232,560
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Nurse Anesthetists$221,530

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