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Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers salary in Portland, ME

The median meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Portland-South Portland, ME earns $45,800 a year, 20% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,000 a month.

10th percentile
$34,560
25th percentile
$36,250
Median percentile
$45,800
75th percentile
$52,800
90th percentile
$62,990

Based on 310 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

$36,003 take-home a year
Gross pay$45,800
Federal income tax−$3,316
Social Security + Medicare−$3,504
Maine income tax (approx.)−$2,977
Monthly take-home$3,000
Every two weeks$1,385

Does it go far here?

$44,965Median pay in Portland, ME is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.9 vs 100).
49%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,485 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Portland, ME

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$442,790
Chief Executives$176,000
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,100
Pharmacists$140,620
Financial Managers$138,590
Marketing Managers$135,380
Managers, All Other$135,130
Nurse Practitioners$130,240

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