Butchers and Meat Cutters salary
The median pay for butchers and meat cutters in the United States is $40,140 a year. About 136,430 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $29,460
- 25th percentile
- $35,510
- Median percentile
- $40,140
- 75th percentile
- $48,050
- 90th percentile
- $58,110
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- Washington $51,670
- Alaska $50,450
- Hawaii $50,080
- Oregon $49,360
- District of Columbia $48,760
- Massachusetts $48,430
- New Hampshire $47,740
- Colorado $47,490
- New York $47,080
- Delaware $47,040
- Wisconsin $45,980
- Arizona $45,780
- Vermont $45,580
- Rhode Island $45,210
- Wyoming $44,820
- Connecticut $44,570
- California $44,290
- Maryland $44,130
- Minnesota $43,930
- Utah $43,440
- Florida $42,790
- Indiana $42,440
- Montana $41,600
- Nevada $40,290
- North Dakota $40,080
- Tennessee $39,960
- South Carolina $39,790
- Virginia $39,770
- Michigan $39,350
- Illinois $39,240
- Georgia $38,540
- New Jersey $38,540
- Pennsylvania $38,340
- Maine $38,250
- North Carolina $38,240
- Idaho $38,030
- Missouri $37,860
- Iowa $37,750
- Nebraska $37,630
- Ohio $37,630
- Texas $37,400
- Kansas $37,320
- South Dakota $37,310
- Louisiana $36,790
- New Mexico $36,640
- Alabama $36,500
- Kentucky $35,430
- Oklahoma $35,070
- Arkansas $34,380
- West Virginia $33,570
- Mississippi $29,700
By metro area
- Seattle, WA $60,600
- Bremerton, WA $57,930
- Fairbanks, AK $57,920
- Kahului, HI $54,980
- Longview, WA $53,550
- Anchorage, AK $52,130
- Portland, OR $51,980
- El Centro, CA $51,960
- Bend, OR $51,690
- Bellingham, WA $50,970
- Mount Vernon, WA $50,720
- Barnstable Town, MA $50,290
- Urban Honolulu, HI $49,860
- Grants Pass, OR $49,800
- Olympia, WA $49,790
- San Jose, CA $49,610
- Spokane, WA $49,320
- Medford, OR $49,210
- Buffalo, NY $49,070
- Salem, OR $49,070
- Kiryas Joel, NY $49,060
- Denver, CO $49,050
- Boston, MA $48,910
- Wenatchee, WA $48,700
- Norwich, CT $48,560
- Kingston, NY $48,370
- Colorado Springs, CO $48,320
- Napa, CA $48,030
- Madison, WI $47,980
- Watertown, NY $47,850
- Sacramento, CA $47,820
- Milwaukee, WI $47,780
- Bozeman, MT $47,700
- Santa Rosa, CA $47,600
- Glens Falls, NY $47,540
- Yakima, WA $47,540
- Sheboygan, WI $47,450
- Albany, OR $47,430
- Bridgeport, CT $47,360
- Racine, WI $47,340
- Kenosha, WI $47,290
- Syracuse, NY $47,170
- Fort Collins, CO $47,080
- Appleton, WI $47,040
- Santa Fe, NM $46,880
- San Diego, CA $46,790
- Eugene, OR $46,740
- Fond du Lac, WI $46,730
- Worcester, MA $46,720
- Amherst Town, MA $46,670
- Baltimore, MD $46,670
- Boulder, CO $46,630
- Naples, FL $46,580
- San Francisco, CA $46,490
- Palm Bay, FL $46,480
- North Port, FL $46,350
- Prescott Valley, AZ $46,210
- Lexington Park, MD $46,180
- Albany, NY $46,110
- Sierra Vista, AZ $46,050
- Phoenix, AZ $46,040
- Manchester, NH $46,010
- Stockton, CA $46,000
- Crestview, FL $45,930
- Oxnard, CA $45,890
- Coeur d'Alene, ID $45,830
- Springfield, MA $45,800
- Orlando, FL $45,660
- Fargo, ND $45,640
- Vallejo, CA $45,620
- Burlington, VT $45,580
- Wausau, WI $45,530
- Utica, NY $45,520
- Cape Coral, FL $45,470
- Rochester, NY $45,450
- Minneapolis, MN $45,420
- Fort Wayne, IN $45,240
- Tampa, FL $45,220
- Providence, RI $45,210
- New Haven, CT $45,120
- Austin, TX $45,060
- Allentown, PA $44,980
- Tucson, AZ $44,970
- Riverside, CA $44,870
- Homosassa Springs, FL $44,860
- Greeley, CO $44,850
- Eau Claire, WI $44,820
- Billings, MT $44,790
- San Luis Obispo, CA $44,780
- Duluth, MN $44,720
- Provo, UT $44,670
- Janesville, WI $44,660
- Flagstaff, AZ $44,630
- Redding, CA $44,540
- Lake Havasu City, AZ $44,470
- Kennewick, WA $44,450
- Sebastian, FL $44,390
- Portland, ME $44,360
- Santa Maria, CA $44,360
- Boise City, ID $44,350
- Santa Cruz, CA $44,260
- Washington, DC $44,160
- Grand Junction, CO $44,140
- Port St. Lucie, FL $44,130
- Chico, CA $44,110
- Punta Gorda, FL $44,060
- Pueblo, CO $44,020
- Nashville, TN $44,010
- Corpus Christi, TX $44,000
- Hanford, CA $43,980
- Jacksonville, NC $43,710
- Midland, TX $43,710
- Deltona, FL $43,520
- Dover, DE $43,470
- Gainesville, FL $43,460
- Missoula, MT $43,460
- Logan, UT $43,440
- Yuba City, CA $43,380
- Killeen, TX $43,100
- San Antonio, TX $42,960