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Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers salary in St. Louis, MO

The median meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in St. Louis, MO-IL earns $39,860 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,695 a month.

10th percentile
$33,020
25th percentile
$37,580
Median percentile
$39,860
75th percentile
$48,010
90th percentile
$48,710

Based on 390 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

$32,334 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,860
Federal income tax−$2,603
Social Security + Medicare−$3,049
Missouri income tax (approx.)−$1,873
Monthly take-home$2,695
Every two weeks$1,244

Does it go far here?

$41,919Median pay in St. Louis, MO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.1 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,113 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in St. Louis, MO

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$246,440
Nurse Anesthetists$232,300
Dentists, General$210,430
Chief Executives$202,840
Computer and Information Systems Managers$167,130
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,660
Natural Sciences Managers$158,820
Financial Managers$158,780

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