Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers salary in St. Cloud, MN

The median meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in St. Cloud, MN earns $38,650 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,551 a month.

10th percentile: $36,520
25th percentile: $38,340
Median percentile: $38,650
75th percentile: $44,740
90th percentile: $44,740

Based on 200 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

$30,607 take-home a year

Gross pay	$38,650
Federal income tax	−$2,458
Social Security + Medicare	−$2,957
Minnesota income tax (approx.)	−$2,628
Monthly take-home	$2,551
Every two weeks	$1,177

Does it go far here?

$44,105Median pay in St. Cloud, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.6 vs 100).

41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,042 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Cloud, MN

Job	Median pay
Registered Nurses	$105,290
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	$95,860
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$90,230
General and Operations Managers	$89,700
Electricians	$81,890
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	$79,530
Accountants and Auditors	$77,720
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers	$74,760

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