United States
Butchers and Meat Cutters salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$38,960
Butchers and Meat Cutters in the United States earn a median of $38,960 a year, about $18.73 an hour.
Median
$38,960
per year
Hourly
$18.73
as published
Mean
$41,300
pulled up by top earners
Workers
140,040
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | State | $44,310 | +14% |
| Florida | State | $39,350 | +1% |
| Texas | State | $37,070 | -5% |
| Illinois | State | $38,530 | -1% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $39,170 | +1% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $43,510 | +12% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $41,860 | +7% |
| Ohio | State | $36,950 | -5% |
| New York | State | $46,490 | +19% |
| New Jersey | State | $38,870 | -0% |
| Michigan | State | $38,140 | -2% |
| Iowa | State | $36,600 | -6% |
| Georgia | State | $37,040 | -5% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $37,490 | -4% |
| North Carolina | State | $37,020 | -5% |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Metro | $38,270 | -2% |
| Wisconsin | State | $41,140 | +6% |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | Metro | $46,350 | +19% |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | Metro | $36,600 | -6% |
| Washington | State | $48,120 | +24% |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | Metro | $37,950 | -3% |
| Indiana | State | $37,420 | -4% |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Metro | $37,580 | -4% |
| Alabama | State | $34,870 | -10% |
| Tennessee | State | $37,630 | -3% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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