Butchers and Meat Cutters Salary

Median Salary
$40,140
per year
Hourly Rate
$19.30
per hour
Employment
136,430
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$29,460
25th percentile
$35,510
Median
$40,140
75th percentile
$48,050
90th percentile
$58,110

💰 Butchers and Meat Cutters Salary by State

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StateMedianvs. National
Washington$51,670+28.7%
Alaska$50,450+25.7%
Hawaii$50,080+24.8%
Oregon$49,360+23.0%
District of Columbia$48,760+21.5%
Massachusetts$48,430+20.7%
New Hampshire$47,740+18.9%
Colorado$47,490+18.3%
New York$47,080+17.3%
Delaware$47,040+17.2%
Wisconsin$45,980+14.5%
Arizona$45,780+14.1%
Vermont$45,580+13.6%
Rhode Island$45,210+12.6%
Wyoming$44,820+11.7%
Connecticut$44,570+11.0%
California$44,290+10.3%
Maryland$44,130+9.9%
Minnesota$43,930+9.4%
Utah$43,440+8.2%
Florida$42,790+6.6%
Indiana$42,440+5.7%
Montana$41,600+3.6%
Nevada$40,290+0.4%
North Dakota$40,080-0.1%
Tennessee$39,960-0.4%
South Carolina$39,790-0.9%
Virginia$39,770-0.9%
Michigan$39,350-2.0%
Illinois$39,240-2.2%
Georgia$38,540-4.0%
New Jersey$38,540-4.0%
Pennsylvania$38,340-4.5%
Maine$38,250-4.7%
North Carolina$38,240-4.7%
Idaho$38,030-5.3%
Missouri$37,860-5.7%
Iowa$37,750-6.0%
Nebraska$37,630-6.3%
Ohio$37,630-6.3%
Texas$37,400-6.8%
Kansas$37,320-7.0%
South Dakota$37,310-7.1%
Louisiana$36,790-8.3%
New Mexico$36,640-8.7%
Alabama$36,500-9.1%
Kentucky$35,430-11.7%
Oklahoma$35,070-12.6%
Arkansas$34,380-14.3%
West Virginia$33,570-16.4%
Mississippi$29,700-26.0%

🏙️ Butchers and Meat Cutters Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$60,600+51.0%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$57,930+44.3%
Fairbanks-College, AK$57,920+44.3%
Kahului-Wailuku, HI$54,980+37.0%
Longview-Kelso, WA$53,550+33.4%
Anchorage, AK$52,130+29.9%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$51,980+29.5%
El Centro, CA$51,960+29.4%
Bend, OR$51,690+28.8%
Bellingham, WA$50,970+27.0%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$50,720+26.4%
Barnstable Town, MA$50,290+25.3%
Urban Honolulu, HI$49,860+24.2%
Grants Pass, OR$49,800+24.1%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$49,790+24.0%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$49,610+23.6%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$49,320+22.9%
Medford, OR$49,210+22.6%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$49,070+22.2%
Salem, OR$49,070+22.2%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$49,060+22.2%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$49,050+22.2%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$48,910+21.8%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$48,700+21.3%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$48,560+21.0%
Kingston, NY$48,370+20.5%
Colorado Springs, CO$48,320+20.4%
Napa, CA$48,030+19.7%
Madison, WI$47,980+19.5%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$47,850+19.2%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$47,820+19.1%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$47,780+19.0%
Bozeman, MT$47,700+18.8%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$47,600+18.6%
Glens Falls, NY$47,540+18.4%
Yakima, WA$47,540+18.4%
Sheboygan, WI$47,450+18.2%
Albany, OR$47,430+18.2%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$47,360+18.0%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$47,340+17.9%
Kenosha, WI$47,290+17.8%
Syracuse, NY$47,170+17.5%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$47,080+17.3%
Appleton, WI$47,040+17.2%
Santa Fe, NM$46,880+16.8%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$46,790+16.6%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$46,740+16.4%
Fond du Lac, WI$46,730+16.4%
Worcester, MA$46,720+16.4%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$46,670+16.3%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$46,670+16.3%
Boulder, CO$46,630+16.2%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$46,580+16.0%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$46,490+15.8%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$46,480+15.8%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$46,350+15.5%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$46,210+15.1%
Lexington Park, MD$46,180+15.0%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$46,110+14.9%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$46,050+14.7%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$46,040+14.7%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$46,010+14.6%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$46,000+14.6%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$45,930+14.4%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$45,890+14.3%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$45,830+14.2%
Springfield, MA$45,800+14.1%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$45,660+13.8%
Fargo, ND-MN$45,640+13.7%
Vallejo, CA$45,620+13.7%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$45,580+13.6%
Wausau, WI$45,530+13.4%
Utica-Rome, NY$45,520+13.4%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$45,470+13.3%
Rochester, NY$45,450+13.2%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$45,420+13.2%
Fort Wayne, IN$45,240+12.7%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$45,220+12.7%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$45,210+12.6%
New Haven, CT$45,120+12.4%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$45,060+12.3%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$44,980+12.1%
Tucson, AZ$44,970+12.0%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$44,870+11.8%
Homosassa Springs, FL$44,860+11.8%
Greeley, CO$44,850+11.7%
Eau Claire, WI$44,820+11.7%
Billings, MT$44,790+11.6%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$44,780+11.6%
Duluth, MN-WI$44,720+11.4%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$44,670+11.3%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$44,660+11.3%
Flagstaff, AZ$44,630+11.2%
Redding, CA$44,540+11.0%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$44,470+10.8%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$44,450+10.7%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$44,390+10.6%
Portland-South Portland, ME$44,360+10.5%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$44,360+10.5%
Boise City, ID$44,350+10.5%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$44,260+10.3%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$44,160+10.0%
Grand Junction, CO$44,140+10.0%
Port St. Lucie, FL$44,130+9.9%
Chico, CA$44,110+9.9%
Punta Gorda, FL$44,060+9.8%
Pueblo, CO$44,020+9.7%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$44,010+9.6%
Corpus Christi, TX$44,000+9.6%
Hanford-Corcoran, CA$43,980+9.6%
Jacksonville, NC$43,710+8.9%
Midland, TX$43,710+8.9%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$43,520+8.4%
Dover, DE$43,470+8.3%
Gainesville, FL$43,460+8.3%
Missoula, MT$43,460+8.3%
Logan, UT-ID$43,440+8.2%
Yuba City, CA$43,380+8.1%
Killeen-Temple, TX$43,100+7.4%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$42,960+7.0%
Binghamton, NY$42,950+7.0%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$42,950+7.0%
St. Cloud, MN$42,850+6.8%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$42,740+6.5%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$42,720+6.4%
St. Louis, MO-IL$42,660+6.3%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$42,470+5.8%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$42,400+5.6%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$42,400+5.6%
Salinas, CA$42,380+5.6%
Jacksonville, FL$42,100+4.9%
Kansas City, MO-KS$42,030+4.7%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$41,950+4.5%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$41,740+4.0%
Modesto, CA$41,720+3.9%
Pittsburgh, PA$41,720+3.9%
Omaha, NE-IA$41,700+3.9%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$41,270+2.8%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$41,220+2.7%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$41,160+2.5%
Wildwood-The Villages, FL$41,130+2.5%
St. George, UT$40,980+2.1%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$40,970+2.1%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$40,970+2.1%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$40,810+1.7%
Huntsville, AL$40,690+1.4%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$40,580+1.1%
Asheville, NC$40,500+0.9%
Kankakee, IL$40,480+0.8%
Joplin, MO-KS$40,470+0.8%
Lewiston, ID-WA$40,440+0.7%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$40,410+0.7%
Reno, NV$40,290+0.4%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$40,200+0.1%
Richmond, VA$40,120-0.0%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$40,030-0.3%
Morristown, TN$39,960-0.4%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$39,940-0.5%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$39,910-0.6%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$39,810-0.8%
Sebring, FL$39,810-0.8%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$39,780-0.9%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$39,770-0.9%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$39,750-1.0%
Ocala, FL$39,740-1.0%
Toledo, OH$39,740-1.0%
Mansfield, OH$39,730-1.0%
Erie, PA$39,710-1.1%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$39,680-1.1%
Ann Arbor, MI$39,630-1.3%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$39,590-1.4%
College Station-Bryan, TX$39,520-1.5%
Great Falls, MT$39,510-1.6%
Savannah, GA$39,420-1.8%
St. Joseph, MO-KS$39,400-1.8%
Manhattan, KS$39,290-2.1%
Lawrence, KS$39,260-2.2%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$39,140-2.5%
Merced, CA$39,130-2.5%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$39,120-2.5%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$39,110-2.6%
State College, PA$39,030-2.8%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$39,020-2.8%
Tallahassee, FL$39,000-2.8%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$38,990-2.9%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$38,990-2.9%
Helena, MT$38,940-3.0%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$38,910-3.1%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$38,850-3.2%
Jackson, TN$38,840-3.2%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$38,820-3.3%
Springfield, MO$38,800-3.3%
Columbus, OH$38,790-3.4%
Wilmington, NC$38,790-3.4%
Ogden, UT$38,670-3.7%
Lewiston-Auburn, ME$38,640-3.7%
Yuma, AZ$38,620-3.8%
Pocatello, ID$38,490-4.1%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$38,490-4.1%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$38,450-4.2%
Valdosta, GA$38,440-4.2%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$38,420-4.3%
Warner Robins, GA$38,410-4.3%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$38,370-4.4%
York-Hanover, PA$38,340-4.5%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$38,330-4.5%
Baton Rouge, LA$38,260-4.7%
Elizabethtown, KY$38,180-4.9%
Bismarck, ND$38,150-5.0%
Spartanburg, SC$38,140-5.0%
Traverse City, MI$38,130-5.0%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$38,120-5.0%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$38,120-5.0%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$38,110-5.1%
Roanoke, VA$38,100-5.1%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$38,040-5.2%
Idaho Falls, ID$38,030-5.3%
Gainesville, GA$38,020-5.3%
Rochester, MN$38,020-5.3%
Wichita, KS$38,020-5.3%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$37,970-5.4%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$37,960-5.4%
Jefferson City, MO$37,920-5.5%
Fayetteville, NC$37,830-5.8%
Bloomington, IN$37,780-5.9%
Vineland, NJ$37,780-5.9%
Albany, GA$37,700-6.1%
Cleveland, OH$37,630-6.3%
Evansville, IN$37,590-6.4%
Lake Charles, LA$37,590-6.4%
Knoxville, TN$37,580-6.4%
Twin Falls, ID$37,530-6.5%
Fresno, CA$37,500-6.6%
Battle Creek, MI$37,490-6.6%
Grand Island, NE$37,490-6.6%
Burlington, NC$37,480-6.6%
Harrisonburg, VA$37,470-6.7%
Sandusky, OH$37,460-6.7%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$37,440-6.7%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$37,360-6.9%
Columbia, SC$37,350-7.0%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$37,330-7.0%
Green Bay, WI$37,300-7.1%
Visalia, CA$37,280-7.1%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$37,260-7.2%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$37,260-7.2%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$37,240-7.2%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$37,200-7.3%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$37,200-7.3%
Lincoln, NE$37,180-7.4%
Bangor, ME$37,160-7.4%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$37,130-7.5%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$37,130-7.5%
Mankato, MN$37,110-7.5%
Rapid City, SD$37,060-7.7%
Springfield, OH$37,050-7.7%
Amarillo, TX$37,040-7.7%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$37,040-7.7%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$36,940-8.0%
Lynchburg, VA$36,930-8.0%
Birmingham, AL$36,920-8.0%
Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI$36,920-8.0%
Reading, PA$36,920-8.0%
Jackson, MI$36,910-8.0%
Clarksville, TN-KY$36,900-8.1%
Mobile, AL$36,870-8.1%
Montgomery, AL$36,850-8.2%
Columbus, GA-AL$36,810-8.3%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$36,790-8.3%
Decatur, AL$36,780-8.4%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$36,780-8.4%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$36,770-8.4%
Goldsboro, NC$36,750-8.4%
Winston-Salem, NC$36,730-8.5%
Akron, OH$36,720-8.5%
Topeka, KS$36,700-8.6%
Dothan, AL$36,690-8.6%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$36,680-8.6%
Lancaster, PA$36,660-8.7%
Columbus, IN$36,650-8.7%
Waco, TX$36,630-8.7%
Altoona, PA$36,610-8.8%
Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH$36,610-8.8%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$36,580-8.9%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$36,520-9.0%
Dubuque, IA$36,520-9.0%
Albuquerque, NM$36,510-9.0%
Farmington, NM$36,510-9.0%
Lebanon, PA$36,490-9.1%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$36,410-9.3%
Bloomington, IL$36,400-9.3%
Greenville, NC$36,390-9.3%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$36,370-9.4%
Odessa, TX$36,370-9.4%
Lafayette, LA$36,360-9.4%
Flint, MI$36,190-9.8%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$36,190-9.8%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$36,180-9.9%
Ames, IA$36,110-10.0%
Canton-Massillon, OH$36,110-10.0%
Hammond, LA$36,110-10.0%
Enid, OK$36,100-10.1%
Oklahoma City, OK$36,050-10.2%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$35,980-10.4%
Beckley, WV$35,960-10.4%
Springfield, IL$35,860-10.7%
Tulsa, OK$35,830-10.7%
Iowa City, IA$35,810-10.8%
Terre Haute, IN$35,780-10.9%
Tuscaloosa, AL$35,770-10.9%
Rocky Mount, NC$35,720-11.0%
Florence, SC$35,710-11.0%
Alexandria, LA$35,630-11.2%
Johnson City, TN$35,570-11.4%
San Angelo, TX$35,570-11.4%
Johnstown, PA$35,560-11.4%
Peoria, IL$35,490-11.6%
Saginaw, MI$35,450-11.7%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$35,430-11.7%
Lubbock, TX$35,410-11.8%
Owensboro, KY$35,370-11.9%
Rockford, IL$35,360-11.9%
Niles, MI$35,350-11.9%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$35,340-12.0%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$35,300-12.1%
Wheeling, WV-OH$35,220-12.3%
Monroe, LA$35,160-12.4%
Cedar Rapids, IA$35,150-12.4%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$35,140-12.5%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$35,110-12.5%
Charleston, WV$35,110-12.5%
Laredo, TX$35,090-12.6%
Wichita Falls, TX$35,090-12.6%
Gadsden, AL$35,040-12.7%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$34,900-13.1%
Morgantown, WV$34,860-13.2%
Abilene, TX$34,680-13.6%
Hot Springs, AR$34,600-13.8%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$34,340-14.4%
Columbia, MO$34,170-14.9%
Longview, TX$33,780-15.8%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$33,370-16.9%
Bowling Green, KY$33,340-16.9%
Las Cruces, NM$33,070-17.6%
Monroe, MI$31,780-20.8%
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV$31,600-21.3%
Texarkana, TX-AR$31,420-21.7%
El Paso, TX$31,230-22.2%
Midland, MI$31,200-22.3%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$30,700-23.5%
Lawton, OK$30,380-24.3%
Dalton, GA$30,140-24.9%
Jackson, MS$29,730-25.9%
Bay City, MI$29,660-26.1%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$29,610-26.2%
Hattiesburg, MS$29,580-26.3%
Virgin Islands$29,120-27.5%
Guam$29,110-27.5%
Tyler, TX$27,770-30.8%
Aguadilla, PR$23,230-42.1%
Arecibo, PR$23,230-42.1%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$22,810-43.2%
Puerto Rico$22,780-43.2%
Mayaguez, PR$22,780-43.2%
Ponce, PR$22,490-44.0%
Guayama, PR$22,290-44.5%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.