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Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers salary in Rochester, NY

The median meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Rochester, NY earns $38,440 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,563 a month.

10th percentile
$32,740
25th percentile
$36,970
Median percentile
$38,440
75th percentile
$46,330
90th percentile
$51,750

Based on 180 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

$30,760 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,440
Federal income tax−$2,433
Social Security + Medicare−$2,941
New York income tax (approx.)−$2,306
Monthly take-home$2,563
Every two weeks$1,183

Does it go far here?

$39,615Median pay in Rochester, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 97.0 vs 100).
45%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,143 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Rochester, NY

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$214,550
Computer and Information Systems Managers$170,000
Financial Managers$167,800
Architectural and Engineering Managers$166,550
Sales Managers$165,140
Marketing Managers$149,440
Lawyers$148,150
Human Resources Managers$146,990

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