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Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers salary in Riverside, CA

The median meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA earns $36,080 a year, 6% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,387 a month.

10th percentile
$35,190
25th percentile
$35,520
Median percentile
$36,080
75th percentile
$39,420
90th percentile
$44,450

Based on 900 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

$28,645 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,080
Federal income tax−$2,150
Social Security + Medicare−$2,760
California income tax (approx.)−$2,526
Monthly take-home$2,387
Every two weeks$1,102

Does it go far here?

$33,896Median pay in Riverside, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.4 vs 100).
77%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,846 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Riverside, CA

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$279,090
Chief Executives$176,700
Computer and Information Systems Managers$176,320
Architectural and Engineering Managers$172,600
Nurse Practitioners$169,920
Physician Assistants$165,490
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$163,750
Pharmacists$161,870

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