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

The median meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA earns $38,020 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,506 a month.

10th percentile
$35,390
25th percentile
$35,970
Median percentile
$38,020
75th percentile
$39,820
90th percentile
$47,060

Based on 400 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

$30,068 take-home a year
Gross pay$38,020
Federal income tax−$2,382
Social Security + Medicare−$2,909
California income tax (approx.)−$2,661
Monthly take-home$2,506
Every two weeks$1,156

Does it go far here?

$35,643Median pay in Sacramento, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 106.7 vs 100).
73%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,819 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Sacramento, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$345,310
Physicians, All Other$308,280
Architectural and Engineering Managers$193,970
Lawyers$178,540
Pharmacists$172,680
Nurse Practitioners$172,010
Registered Nurses$171,460
Dentists, General$170,500

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