Slaughterers and Meat Packers salary
The median pay for slaughterers and meat packers in the United States is $40,130 a year. About 69,950 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $33,340
- 25th percentile
- $36,150
- Median percentile
- $40,130
- 75th percentile
- $46,870
- 90th percentile
- $51,090
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
- Colorado $50,480
- Arizona $49,020
- Nebraska $48,910
- Kansas $48,240
- Montana $46,700
- South Carolina $46,000
- Oregon $45,980
- Oklahoma $45,970
- Michigan $45,850
- New Jersey $45,230
- Washington $45,100
- Illinois $44,950
- Missouri $44,490
- South Dakota $44,410
- Utah $44,040
- Iowa $43,820
- Indiana $43,770
- Minnesota $43,360
- Texas $43,160
- Vermont $42,220
- Idaho $40,370
- Louisiana $40,120
- North Carolina $39,930
- North Dakota $39,730
- California $39,420
- New Hampshire $39,270
- Hawaii $38,890
- Maine $38,740
- Kentucky $38,330
- Arkansas $37,800
- Massachusetts $37,780
- Maryland $37,650
- Rhode Island $37,570
- Wisconsin $37,510
- Virginia $37,430
- Pennsylvania $37,330
- Ohio $36,800
- Georgia $36,770
- Alabama $36,360
- Connecticut $36,290
- Tennessee $35,790
- Florida $34,430
- New York $33,880
- Mississippi $33,650
- Delaware $31,200
- Nevada $30,430
By metro area
- Trenton, NJ $52,180
- Sioux City, IA $49,600
- Corpus Christi, TX $49,460
- Davenport, IA $48,120
- Dayton, OH $48,030
- Denver, CO $46,990
- Minneapolis, MN $46,670
- Omaha, NE $46,390
- Portland, OR $46,380
- Columbia, SC $46,170
- San Francisco, CA $45,300
- Austin, TX $45,220
- Mount Vernon, WA $45,090
- Madison, WI $44,920
- Stockton, CA $44,490
- Salt Lake City, UT $44,040
- Seattle, WA $44,040
- Grand Rapids, MI $43,680
- Milwaukee, WI $43,060
- Buffalo, NY $42,080
- Dallas, TX $42,070
- Philadelphia, PA $41,950
- Tyler, TX $39,620
- Atlanta, GA $39,510
- Fresno, CA $39,420
- Chicago, IL $39,200
- Elkhart, IN $39,070
- Kansas City, MO $39,020
- Allentown, PA $38,990
- St. Louis, MO $38,840
- Fort Smith, AR $38,800
- Detroit, MI $38,290
- Boston, MA $37,800
- Providence, RI $37,570
- Charlotte, NC $37,270
- Pittsburgh, PA $37,170
- Oklahoma City, OK $37,110
- Scranton, PA $37,020
- Cincinnati, OH $36,830
- San Antonio, TX $36,580
- Lebanon, PA $36,420
- Los Angeles, CA $36,270
- Raleigh, NC $35,960
- Youngstown, OH $35,940
- Gainesville, GA $35,680
- Cleveland, OH $35,630
- New York, NY $35,560
- Washington, DC $35,380
- Knoxville, TN $35,270
- Hartford, CT $35,140
- Goldsboro, NC $34,780
- Miami, FL $34,720
- Jackson, MS $34,530
- Baton Rouge, LA $32,870
- Kiryas Joel, NY $32,240
- Rocky Mount, NC $31,570
- Las Vegas, NV $29,910
- Little Rock, AR $29,750