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Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers salary in Trenton, NJ

The median meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Trenton-Princeton, NJ earns $32,690 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,234 a month.

10th percentile
$32,420
25th percentile
$32,540
Median percentile
$32,690
75th percentile
$54,820
90th percentile
$55,620

Based on 80 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

$26,812 take-home a year
Gross pay$32,690
Federal income tax−$1,743
Social Security + Medicare−$2,501
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$1,635
Monthly take-home$2,234
Every two weeks$1,031

Does it go far here?

$31,682Median pay in Trenton, NJ is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.2 vs 100).
73%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,623 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Trenton, NJ

JobMedian pay
Marketing Managers$208,440
Computer and Information Systems Managers$197,420
Financial Managers$184,800
Natural Sciences Managers$182,230
General and Operations Managers$181,450
Sales Managers$178,360
Human Resources Managers$161,720
Administrative Services Managers$154,070

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