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Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers salary in Washington

The median meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Washington earns $43,010 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,062 a month.

10th percentile
$36,600
25th percentile
$38,030
Median percentile
$43,010
75th percentile
$47,170
90th percentile
$52,470

Based on 3,630 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

$36,739 take-home a year
Gross pay$43,010
Federal income tax−$2,981
Social Security + Medicare−$3,290
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,062
Every two weeks$1,413

Does it go far here?

$40,191Median pay in Washington is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.0 vs 100).
57%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,760 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$499,990
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Chief Executives$339,810
Physicians, All Other$307,170
Family Medicine Physicians$292,900
Nurse Anesthetists$274,390
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900

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