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Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers salary in Winston, NC

The median meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Winston-Salem, NC earns $44,020 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,973 a month.

10th percentile
$22,550
25th percentile
$30,340
Median percentile
$44,020
75th percentile
$47,740
90th percentile
$47,740

Based on 110 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

$35,679 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,020
Federal income tax−$3,102
Social Security + Medicare−$3,368
North Carolina income tax (approx.)−$1,871
Monthly take-home$2,973
Every two weeks$1,372

Does it go far here?

$47,825Median pay in Winston, NC is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.0 vs 100).
34%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,016 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Winston, NC

JobMedian pay
Computer and Information Systems Managers$160,900
Financial Managers$155,030
Pharmacists$135,710
Sales Managers$132,550
Nurse Practitioners$130,840
Physician Assistants$130,730
Managers, All Other$129,160
Lawyers$126,250

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