Butchers and Meat Cutters — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$40,140
10th percentile
$29,460
90th percentile
$58,110
Employment
136,430
- CAMedian $44,290 · Employment 18,700
- TXMedian $37,400 · Employment 11,260
- FLMedian $42,790 · Employment 10,590
- ILMedian $39,240 · Employment 7,710
- Los Angeles, CAMedian $42,400 · Employment 6,510
- New York, NYMedian $42,470 · Employment 6,220
- Chicago, ILMedian $40,410 · Employment 5,910
- OHMedian $37,630 · Employment 5,640
- NJMedian $38,540 · Employment 4,610
- NYMedian $47,080 · Employment 4,540
- IAMedian $37,750 · Employment 4,480
- GAMedian $38,540 · Employment 4,420
- MIMedian $39,350 · Employment 4,230
- PAMedian $38,340 · Employment 3,540
- WIMedian $45,980 · Employment 3,510
- Miami, FLMedian $39,140 · Employment 3,420
- NCMedian $38,240 · Employment 3,120
- Dallas, TXMedian $38,040 · Employment 3,090
- San Francisco, CAMedian $46,490 · Employment 2,720
- Houston, TXMedian $38,120 · Employment 2,700
Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.