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Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers salary in South Carolina

The median meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in South Carolina earns $34,790 a year, 9% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,337 a month.

10th percentile
$34,090
25th percentile
$34,790
Median percentile
$34,790
75th percentile
$35,660
90th percentile
$39,390

Based on 2,750 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

$28,046 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,790
Federal income tax−$1,995
Social Security + Medicare−$2,661
South Carolina income tax (approx.)−$2,087
Monthly take-home$2,337
Every two weeks$1,079

Does it go far here?

$37,110Median pay in South Carolina is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.7 vs 100).
50%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,180 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in South Carolina

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$359,500
Physicians, All Other$274,480
Nurse Anesthetists$265,480
Family Medicine Physicians$239,200
Anesthesiologists$238,970
Architectural and Engineering Managers$169,040
Chief Executives$168,840
Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,860

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