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Slaughterers and Meat Packers salary in Philadelphia, PA

The median slaughterers and meat packers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD earns $41,950 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,883 a month.

10th percentile
$36,050
25th percentile
$37,060
Median percentile
$41,950
75th percentile
$42,920
90th percentile
$46,790

Based on 1,720 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

$34,599 take-home a year
Gross pay$41,950
Federal income tax−$2,854
Social Security + Medicare−$3,209
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$1,288
Monthly take-home$2,883
Every two weeks$1,331

Does it go far here?

$40,905Median pay in Philadelphia, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 102.6 vs 100).
51%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,480 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Philadelphia, PA

JobMedian pay
Radiologists$452,940
Family Medicine Physicians$294,430
Chief Executives$292,770
Psychiatrists$279,410
Physicians, All Other$245,810
Nurse Anesthetists$238,540
Pediatricians, General$226,440
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$180,330

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