Butchers and Meat Cutters Salary in the US
A butchers and meat cutters earns a national median of $40,140 a year (mean $42,380) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #725 of 825.
How much does a butchers and meat cutters earn in the US?
A butchers and meat cutters in the United States earns a median of $40,140 a year (mean $42,380), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 21% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 136,430 people work in this occupation (SOC 51-3021), ranked #725 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$40,140
per year
Mean
$42,380
per year
Employment
136,430
US workers
National rank
#725
of 825 by median
What a butchers and meat cutters earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a butchers and meat cutters (SOC 51-3021) earns a median annual wage of $40,140 and a mean (average) of $42,380. The median is the midpoint — half of butchers and meat cutters earn more and half earn less — and is 21% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a butchers and meat cutters in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for butchers and meat cutters is $40,140, and the mean (average) is $42,380. The median is the midpoint — half of butchers and meat cutters earn more and half earn less.
- How does butchers and meat cutters pay compare to the US average?
- At $40,140, a butchers and meat cutters earns 21% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many butchers and meat cutters are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 136,430 butchers and meat cutters employed nationally (SOC 51-3021), across all industries.
- Where does this butchers and meat cutters salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 51-3021. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 51-3021 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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