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Butchers and Meat Cutters Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Butchers and Meat Cutters salaries across 51 states

$41,412
National Average (Median)
$51,670
Highest: Washington
$29,700
Lowest: Mississippi

Butchers and Meat Cutters Salary by State

Compare Butchers and Meat Cutters salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$29,700
$51,670

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $36,500 AK $50,450 AZ $45,780 AR $34,380 CA $44,290 CO $47,490 CT $44,570 DE $47,040 DC $48,760 FL $42,790 GA $38,540 HI $50,080 ID $38,030 IL $39,240 IN $42,440 IA $37,750 KS $37,320 KY $35,430 LA $36,790 ME $38,250 MD $44,130 MA $48,430 MI $39,350 MN $43,930 MS $29,700 MO $37,860 MT $41,600 NE $37,630 NV $40,290 NH $47,740 NJ $38,540 NM $36,640 NY $47,080 NC $38,240 ND $40,080 OH $37,630 OK $35,070 OR $49,360 PA $38,340 RI $45,210 SC $39,790 SD $37,310 TN $39,960 TX $37,400 UT $43,440 VT $45,580 VA $39,770 WA $51,670 WV $33,570 WI $45,980 WY $44,820

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Washington
$51,670
#2
Alaska
$50,450
#3
Hawaii
$50,080
#4
Oregon
$49,360
#5
District of Columbia
$48,760

Butchers and Meat Cutters Salary in All 51 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Washington $51,670 $52,570 2,660
2 Alaska $50,450 $51,900 230
3 Hawaii $50,080 $50,960 500
4 Oregon $49,360 $49,610 1,540
5 District of Columbia $48,760 $49,360 150
6 Massachusetts $48,430 $49,210 1,480
7 New Hampshire $47,740 $48,100 530
8 Colorado $47,490 $47,050 2,200
9 New York $47,080 $49,210 4,540
10 Delaware $47,040 $47,830 250
11 Wisconsin $45,980 $44,210 3,510
12 Arizona $45,780 $45,420 2,130
13 Vermont $45,580 $45,140 370
14 Rhode Island $45,210 $46,380 260
15 Wyoming $44,820 $45,150 210
16 Connecticut $44,570 $45,920 1,210
17 California $44,290 $46,820 18,700
18 Maryland $44,130 $44,150 1,500
19 Minnesota $43,930 $44,890 1,590
20 Utah $43,440 $42,480 1,500
21 Florida $42,790 $41,720 10,590
22 Indiana $42,440 $43,050 1,850
23 Montana $41,600 $42,690 740
24 Nevada $40,290 $42,670 1,560
25 North Dakota $40,080 $40,850 470
26 Tennessee $39,960 $39,550 2,650
27 South Carolina $39,790 $40,620 2,380
28 Virginia $39,770 $41,650 2,630
29 Michigan $39,350 $41,010 4,230
30 Illinois $39,240 $41,980 7,710
31 Georgia $38,540 $39,320 4,420
32 New Jersey $38,540 $45,610 4,610
33 Pennsylvania $38,340 $41,780 3,540
34 Maine $38,250 $42,380 830
35 North Carolina $38,240 $39,570 3,120
36 Idaho $38,030 $40,610 1,480
37 Missouri $37,860 $40,810 2,160
38 Iowa $37,750 $38,450 4,480
39 Nebraska $37,630 $39,880 1,380
40 Ohio $37,630 $38,880 5,640
41 Texas $37,400 $38,360 11,260
42 Kansas $37,320 $39,320 1,200
43 South Dakota $37,310 $41,060 520
44 Louisiana $36,790 $36,940 2,240
45 New Mexico $36,640 $40,260 810
46 Alabama $36,500 $37,130 2,350
47 Kentucky $35,430 $35,390 1,670
48 Oklahoma $35,070 $35,070 1,810
49 Arkansas $34,380 $34,860 1,290
50 West Virginia $33,570 $33,250 600
51 Mississippi $29,700 $32,860 1,160

Butchers and Meat Cutters Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Butchers and Meat Cutters keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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