Slaughterers and Meat Packers salary by location
National median: $40,130 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $52,180 | +30.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $50,480 | +25.8% | 1,590 | 2025 |
| Sioux City, IA | metropolitan | $49,600 | +23.6% | 1,120 | 2025 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | metropolitan | $49,460 | +23.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $49,020 | +22.2% | 440 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $48,910 | +21.9% | 5,480 | 2025 |
| KS | state | $48,240 | +20.2% | 2,170 | 2025 |
| Davenport, IA | metropolitan | $48,120 | +19.9% | 430 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | metropolitan | $48,030 | +19.7% | 110 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $46,990 | +17.1% | 210 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $46,700 | +16.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $46,670 | +16.3% | 100 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $46,390 | +15.6% | 1,330 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $46,380 | +15.6% | 200 | 2025 |
| Columbia, SC | metropolitan | $46,170 | +15.1% | 150 | 2025 |
| SC | state | $46,000 | +14.6% | 250 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $45,980 | +14.6% | 360 | 2025 |
| OK | state | $45,970 | +14.6% | 1,560 | 2025 |
| MI | state | $45,850 | +14.3% | 2,920 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $45,300 | +12.9% | 140 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $45,230 | +12.7% | 1,050 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $45,220 | +12.7% | 60 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $45,100 | +12.4% | 840 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $45,090 | +12.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $44,950 | +12.0% | 3,360 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $44,920 | +11.9% | 90 | 2025 |
| MO | state | $44,490 | +10.9% | 1,280 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $44,490 | +10.9% | 210 | 2025 |
| SD | state | $44,410 | +10.7% | 740 | 2025 |
| UT | state | $44,040 | +9.7% | 560 | 2025 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | metropolitan | $44,040 | +9.7% | 260 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $44,040 | +9.7% | 240 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $43,820 | +9.2% | 4,220 | 2025 |
| IN | state | $43,770 | +9.1% | 1,210 | 2025 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | metropolitan | $43,680 | +8.8% | 610 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $43,360 | +8.0% | 2,820 | 2025 |
| TX | state | $43,160 | +7.6% | 2,950 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $43,060 | +7.3% | 420 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $42,220 | +5.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $42,080 | +4.9% | 110 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $42,070 | +4.8% | 260 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $41,950 | +4.5% | 1,720 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $40,370 | +0.6% | 450 | 2025 |
| LA | state | $40,120 | −0.0% | 650 | 2025 |
| NC | state | $39,930 | −0.5% | 6,120 | 2025 |
| ND | state | $39,730 | −1.0% | 160 | 2025 |
| Tyler, TX | metropolitan | $39,620 | −1.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $39,510 | −1.5% | 730 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $39,420 | −1.8% | 2,690 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $39,420 | −1.8% | 6,170 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $39,270 | −2.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $39,200 | −2.3% | 1,780 | 2025 |
| Elkhart, IN | metropolitan | $39,070 | −2.6% | 100 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | metropolitan | $39,020 | −2.8% | 150 | 2025 |
| Allentown, PA | metropolitan | $38,990 | −2.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $38,890 | −3.1% | 120 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $38,840 | −3.2% | 120 | 2025 |
| Fort Smith, AR | metropolitan | $38,800 | −3.3% | 300 | 2025 |
| ME | state | $38,740 | −3.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| KY | state | $38,330 | −4.5% | 320 | 2025 |
| Detroit, MI | metropolitan | $38,290 | −4.6% | 250 | 2025 |
| AR | state | $37,800 | −5.8% | 2,140 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $37,800 | −5.8% | 90 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $37,780 | −5.9% | 170 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $37,650 | −6.2% | 130 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $37,570 | −6.4% | 280 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $37,570 | −6.4% | 310 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $37,510 | −6.5% | 2,620 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $37,430 | −6.7% | 1,480 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $37,330 | −7.0% | 4,410 | 2025 |
| Charlotte, NC | metropolitan | $37,270 | −7.1% | 130 | 2025 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | metropolitan | $37,170 | −7.4% | 150 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $37,160 | −7.4% | — | 2025 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | metropolitan | $37,110 | −7.5% | 130 | 2025 |
| Scranton, PA | metropolitan | $37,020 | −7.7% | 290 | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $36,830 | −8.2% | 330 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $36,800 | −8.3% | 2,440 | 2025 |
| GA | state | $36,770 | −8.4% | 3,660 | 2025 |
| San Antonio, TX | metropolitan | $36,580 | −8.8% | 90 | 2025 |
| Lebanon, PA | metropolitan | $36,420 | −9.2% | 350 | 2025 |
| AL | state | $36,360 | −9.4% | 240 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $36,290 | −9.6% | 70 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $36,270 | −9.6% | 840 | 2025 |
| Raleigh, NC | metropolitan | $35,960 | −10.4% | 200 | 2025 |
| Youngstown, OH | metropolitan | $35,940 | −10.4% | 50 | 2025 |
| TN | state | $35,790 | −10.8% | 650 | 2025 |
| Gainesville, GA | metropolitan | $35,680 | −11.1% | 920 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $35,630 | −11.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $35,560 | −11.4% | 2,000 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $35,380 | −11.8% | 80 | 2025 |
| Knoxville, TN | metropolitan | $35,270 | −12.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $35,140 | −12.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Goldsboro, NC | metropolitan | $34,780 | −13.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| Miami, FL | metropolitan | $34,720 | −13.5% | 130 | 2025 |
| Jackson, MS | metropolitan | $34,530 | −14.0% | 470 | 2025 |
| FL | state | $34,430 | −14.2% | 400 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $33,880 | −15.6% | 1,750 | 2025 |
| MS | state | $33,650 | −16.1% | 1,100 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | metropolitan | $32,870 | −18.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $32,240 | −19.7% | 130 | 2025 |