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Slaughterers and Meat Packers salary in California

The median slaughterers and meat packers in California earns $39,420 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,591 a month.

10th percentile
$35,050
25th percentile
$36,290
Median percentile
$39,420
75th percentile
$43,690
90th percentile
$49,400

Based on 6,170 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

$31,095 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,420
Federal income tax−$2,550
Social Security + Medicare−$3,016
California income tax (approx.)−$2,759
Monthly take-home$2,591
Every two weeks$1,196

Does it go far here?

$35,603Median pay in California is worth this at average US prices (local price level 110.7 vs 100).
79%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($2,036 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in California

JobMedian pay
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$400,150
Neurologists$357,080
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$353,900
Psychiatrists$353,500
General Internal Medicine Physicians$313,890
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$301,240
Nurse Anesthetists$292,410
Physicians, All Other$281,590

All slaughterers and meat packers salaries · Take-home pay in California