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Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers salary in West Virginia

The median meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in West Virginia earns $36,870 a year, 4% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,512 a month.

10th percentile
$22,550
25th percentile
$36,870
Median percentile
$36,870
75th percentile
$46,840
90th percentile
$46,840

Based on 220 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

$30,146 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,870
Federal income tax−$2,244
Social Security + Medicare−$2,821
West Virginia income tax (approx.)−$1,659
Monthly take-home$2,512
Every two weeks$1,159

Does it go far here?

$41,197Median pay in West Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 89.5 vs 100).
35%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($872 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in West Virginia

JobMedian pay
Nurse Anesthetists$278,530
Physicians, All Other$258,020
Chief Executives$151,950
Computer and Information Systems Managers$139,820
Pharmacists$133,430
Physician Assistants$128,610
Nurse Practitioners$127,320
Managers, All Other$124,940

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