Butchers and Meat Cutters salary by location
National median: $40,140 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $60,600 | +51.0% | 1,300 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $57,930 | +44.3% | 100 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $57,920 | +44.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| Kahului, HI | metropolitan | $54,980 | +37.0% | 70 | 2025 |
| Longview, WA | metropolitan | $53,550 | +33.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $52,130 | +29.9% | 110 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $51,980 | +29.5% | 840 | 2025 |
| El Centro, CA | metropolitan | $51,960 | +29.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $51,690 | +28.8% | 90 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $51,670 | +28.7% | 2,660 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $50,970 | +27.0% | 90 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $50,720 | +26.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $50,450 | +25.7% | 230 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $50,290 | +25.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $50,080 | +24.8% | 500 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $49,860 | +24.2% | 330 | 2025 |
| Grants Pass, OR | metropolitan | $49,800 | +24.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Olympia, WA | metropolitan | $49,790 | +24.0% | 110 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $49,610 | +23.6% | 790 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $49,360 | +23.0% | 1,540 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $49,320 | +22.9% | 220 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $49,210 | +22.6% | 70 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $49,070 | +22.2% | 140 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $49,070 | +22.2% | 300 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $49,060 | +22.2% | 160 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $49,050 | +22.2% | 1,110 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $48,910 | +21.8% | 1,150 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $48,760 | +21.5% | 150 | 2025 |
| Wenatchee, WA | metropolitan | $48,700 | +21.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $48,560 | +21.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $48,430 | +20.7% | 1,480 | 2025 |
| Kingston, NY | metropolitan | $48,370 | +20.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $48,320 | +20.4% | 220 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $48,030 | +19.7% | 100 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $47,980 | +19.5% | 330 | 2025 |
| Watertown, NY | metropolitan | $47,850 | +19.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $47,820 | +19.1% | 940 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $47,780 | +19.0% | 910 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $47,740 | +18.9% | 530 | 2025 |
| Bozeman, MT | metropolitan | $47,700 | +18.8% | 90 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $47,600 | +18.6% | 390 | 2025 |
| Glens Falls, NY | metropolitan | $47,540 | +18.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $47,540 | +18.4% | 100 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $47,490 | +18.3% | 2,200 | 2025 |
| Sheboygan, WI | metropolitan | $47,450 | +18.2% | 180 | 2025 |
| Albany, OR | metropolitan | $47,430 | +18.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $47,360 | +18.0% | 310 | 2025 |
| Racine, WI | metropolitan | $47,340 | +17.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| Kenosha, WI | metropolitan | $47,290 | +17.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $47,170 | +17.5% | 160 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $47,080 | +17.3% | 90 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $47,080 | +17.3% | 4,540 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $47,040 | +17.2% | 250 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $47,040 | +17.2% | 90 | 2025 |
| Santa Fe, NM | metropolitan | $46,880 | +16.8% | 90 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $46,790 | +16.6% | 1,390 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $46,740 | +16.4% | 140 | 2025 |
| Fond du Lac, WI | metropolitan | $46,730 | +16.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $46,720 | +16.4% | 130 | 2025 |
| Amherst Town, MA | metropolitan | $46,670 | +16.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $46,670 | +16.3% | 710 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $46,630 | +16.2% | 140 | 2025 |
| Naples, FL | metropolitan | $46,580 | +16.0% | 260 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $46,490 | +15.8% | 2,720 | 2025 |
| Palm Bay, FL | metropolitan | $46,480 | +15.8% | 260 | 2025 |
| North Port, FL | metropolitan | $46,350 | +15.5% | 500 | 2025 |
| Prescott Valley, AZ | metropolitan | $46,210 | +15.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| Lexington Park, MD | metropolitan | $46,180 | +15.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $46,110 | +14.9% | 260 | 2025 |
| Sierra Vista, AZ | metropolitan | $46,050 | +14.7% | 40 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $46,040 | +14.7% | 1,410 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $46,010 | +14.6% | 160 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $46,000 | +14.6% | 360 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $45,980 | +14.5% | 3,510 | 2025 |
| Crestview, FL | metropolitan | $45,930 | +14.4% | 170 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $45,890 | +14.3% | 310 | 2025 |
| Coeur d'Alene, ID | metropolitan | $45,830 | +14.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $45,800 | +14.1% | 100 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $45,780 | +14.1% | 2,130 | 2025 |
| Orlando, FL | metropolitan | $45,660 | +13.8% | 1,080 | 2025 |
| Fargo, ND | metropolitan | $45,640 | +13.7% | 120 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $45,620 | +13.7% | 190 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $45,580 | +13.6% | 370 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $45,580 | +13.6% | 110 | 2025 |
| Wausau, WI | metropolitan | $45,530 | +13.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| Utica, NY | metropolitan | $45,520 | +13.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| Cape Coral, FL | metropolitan | $45,470 | +13.3% | 420 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $45,450 | +13.2% | 250 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $45,420 | +13.2% | 870 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | metropolitan | $45,240 | +12.7% | 130 | 2025 |
| Tampa, FL | metropolitan | $45,220 | +12.7% | 1,320 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $45,210 | +12.6% | 260 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $45,210 | +12.6% | 380 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $45,120 | +12.4% | 150 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $45,060 | +12.3% | 780 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $44,980 | +12.1% | 210 | 2025 |
| Tucson, AZ | metropolitan | $44,970 | +12.0% | 320 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $44,870 | +11.8% | 1,720 | 2025 |
| Homosassa Springs, FL | metropolitan | $44,860 | +11.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $44,850 | +11.7% | 90 | 2025 |