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

The median meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV earns $35,670 a year, 7% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,317 a month.

10th percentile
$26,520
25th percentile
$31,200
Median percentile
$35,670
75th percentile
$37,040
90th percentile
$46,580

Based on 550 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

$27,809 take-home a year
Gross pay$35,670
Federal income tax−$2,100
Social Security + Medicare−$2,729
District of Columbia income tax (approx.)−$3,032
Monthly take-home$2,317
Every two weeks$1,070

Does it go far here?

$32,760Median pay in Washington, DC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.9 vs 100).
87%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,027 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington, DC

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$246,990
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$225,140
General Internal Medicine Physicians$223,250
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$209,750
Physicians, All Other$208,710
Public Relations Managers$195,190
Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190

All meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers salaries · Take-home pay in District of Columbia