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Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers salary in San Jose, CA

The median meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA earns $42,750 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,795 a month.

10th percentile
$38,960
25th percentile
$39,770
Median percentile
$42,750
75th percentile
$45,440
90th percentile
$49,200

Based on 260 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

$33,537 take-home a year
Gross pay$42,750
Federal income tax−$2,950
Social Security + Medicare−$3,270
California income tax (approx.)−$2,993
Monthly take-home$2,795
Every two weeks$1,290

Does it go far here?

$38,715Median pay in San Jose, CA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.4 vs 100).
102%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,840 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in San Jose, CA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$351,760
Lawyers$301,320
Computer and Information Systems Managers$291,660
Natural Sciences Managers$263,810
Architectural and Engineering Managers$234,590
Nurse Practitioners$231,560
Marketing Managers$231,370
Training and Development Managers$230,020

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