Butchers and Meat Cutters salary

United States, all industries · BLS OEWS 2025

National market range

$36K–$48K

Median

$40,140

25th percentile

$35,510

75th percentile

$48,050

$29K

10th

$36K

25th

$40K

Median

$48K

75th

$58K

90th

By state

State

Median

Range · 25th–75th

vs national

Alabama

$36,500

$30K–$44K

-9%

Alaska

$50,450

$41K–$58K

+26%

Arizona

$45,780

$38K–$51K

+14%

Arkansas

$34,380

$29K–$40K

-14%

California

$44,290

$37K–$57K

+10%

Colorado

$47,490

$39K–$53K

+18%

Connecticut

$44,570

$37K–$51K

+11%

Delaware

$47,040

$41K–$54K

+17%

District of Columbia

$48,760

$39K–$59K

+21%

Florida

$42,790

$36K–$47K

+7%

Georgia

$38,540

$34K–$46K

-4%

Guam

$29,110

$28K–$52K

-27%

Hawaii

$50,080

$41K–$59K

+25%

Idaho

$38,030

$35K–$47K

-5%

Illinois

$39,240

$36K–$47K

-2%

Indiana

$42,440

$36K–$49K

+6%

Iowa

$37,750

$35K–$43K

-6%

Kansas

$37,320

$31K–$46K

-7%

Kentucky

$35,430

$28K–$42K

-12%

Louisiana

$36,790

$29K–$44K

-8%

Maine

$38,250

$35K–$48K

-5%

Maryland

$44,130

$35K–$50K

+10%

Massachusetts

$48,430

$42K–$53K

+21%

Michigan

$39,350

$33K–$48K

-2%

Minnesota

$43,930

$37K–$51K

+9%

Mississippi

$29,700

$26K–$38K

-26%

Missouri

$37,860

$30K–$49K

-6%

Montana

$41,600

$36K–$48K

+4%

Nebraska

$37,630

$31K–$47K

-6%

Nevada

$40,290

$34K–$52K

New Hampshire

$47,740

$45K–$51K

+19%

New Jersey

$38,540

$36K–$57K

-4%

New Mexico

$36,640

$34K–$47K

-9%

New York

$47,080

$38K–$58K

+17%

North Carolina

$38,240

$34K–$45K

-5%

North Dakota

$40,080

$36K–$47K

Ohio

$37,630

$29K–$47K

-6%

Oklahoma

$35,070

$29K–$38K

-13%

Oregon

$49,360

$45K–$56K

+23%

Pennsylvania

$38,340

$35K–$48K

-4%

Puerto Rico

$22,780

$22K–$28K

-43%

Rhode Island

$45,210

$36K–$54K

+13%

South Carolina

$39,790

$37K–$46K

-1%

South Dakota

$37,310

$35K–$46K

-7%

Tennessee

$39,960

$35K–$46K

Texas

$37,400

$29K–$46K

-7%

the U.S. Virgin Islands

$29,120

$27K–$38K

-27%

Utah

$43,440

$36K–$45K

+8%

Vermont

$45,580

$37K–$49K

+14%

Virginia

$39,770

$36K–$46K

-1%

Washington

$51,670

$45K–$61K

+29%

West Virginia

$33,570

$29K–$37K

-16%

Wisconsin

$45,980

$37K–$49K

+15%

Wyoming

$44,820

$38K–$50K

+12%

Source: BLS OEWS, 2025 · Ranges are 25th–75th percentile of reported wages for the occupation code · All workers, regardless of gender.

Women are 29% of production occupations nationally, and earn 77¢ for every dollar men earn (U.S. Census ACS 2024; earnings full-time year-round). A market-based target is computed the same way regardless of gender — that’s the point.

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