Slaughterers and Meat Packers — Salary
National wage record
Median annual
$40,130
10th percentile
$33,340
90th percentile
$51,090
Employment
69,950
- CAMedian $39,420 · Employment 6,170
- NCMedian $39,930 · Employment 6,120
- NEMedian $48,910 · Employment 5,480
- PAMedian $37,330 · Employment 4,410
- IAMedian $43,820 · Employment 4,220
- GAMedian $36,770 · Employment 3,660
- ILMedian $44,950 · Employment 3,360
- TXMedian $43,160 · Employment 2,950
- MIMedian $45,850 · Employment 2,920
- MNMedian $43,360 · Employment 2,820
- Fresno, CAMedian $39,420 · Employment 2,690
- WIMedian $37,510 · Employment 2,620
- OHMedian $36,800 · Employment 2,440
- KSMedian $48,240 · Employment 2,170
- ARMedian $37,800 · Employment 2,140
- New York, NYMedian $35,560 · Employment 2,000
- Chicago, ILMedian $39,200 · Employment 1,780
- NYMedian $33,880 · Employment 1,750
- Philadelphia, PAMedian $41,950 · Employment 1,720
- COMedian $50,480 · Employment 1,590
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.