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Butchers and Meat Cutters in United States
$40,140median, a year
$42,380mean (average), a year
136,430people employed in this job here
$29,460
median $40,140
$58,110
The bar runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the darker part is the middle half of earners.
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The spread
$20,000$40,000$60,000$80,000
How pay for this job is spread here: higher means more people earn around that amount, and the darker middle is the middle half of earners. The dots are BLS's published 10th, 25th, median, 75th and 90th percentiles; the curve between them is our smooth estimate. Hover or tap a dot for its figure.
Where this job pays most
Median a year by state, from lower to higher pay as in the key below. Hover or tap a state for its figure. Living costs differ too, so a higher wage is not always more to spend.
- AL, Alabama, median $36,500
- AK, Alaska, median $50,450
- AZ, Arizona, median $45,780
- AR, Arkansas, median $34,380
- CA, California, median $44,290
- CO, Colorado, median $47,490
- CT, Connecticut, median $44,570
- DE, Delaware, median $47,040
- DC, District of Columbia, median $48,760
- FL, Florida, median $42,790
- GA, Georgia, median $38,540
- HI, Hawaii, median $50,080
- ID, Idaho, median $38,030
- IL, Illinois, median $39,240
- IN, Indiana, median $42,440
- IA, Iowa, median $37,750
- KS, Kansas, median $37,320
- KY, Kentucky, median $35,430
- LA, Louisiana, median $36,790
- ME, Maine, median $38,250
- MD, Maryland, median $44,130
- MA, Massachusetts, median $48,430
- MI, Michigan, median $39,350
- MN, Minnesota, median $43,930
- MS, Mississippi, median $29,700
- MO, Missouri, median $37,860
- MT, Montana, median $41,600
- NE, Nebraska, median $37,630
- NV, Nevada, median $40,290
- NH, New Hampshire, median $47,740
- NJ, New Jersey, median $38,540
- NM, New Mexico, median $36,640
- NY, New York, median $47,080
- NC, North Carolina, median $38,240
- ND, North Dakota, median $40,080
- OH, Ohio, median $37,630
- OK, Oklahoma, median $35,070
- OR, Oregon, median $49,360
- PA, Pennsylvania, median $38,340
- RI, Rhode Island, median $45,210
- SC, South Carolina, median $39,790
- SD, South Dakota, median $37,310
- TN, Tennessee, median $39,960
- TX, Texas, median $37,400
- UT, Utah, median $43,440
- VT, Vermont, median $45,580
- VA, Virginia, median $39,770
- WA, Washington, median $51,670
- WV, West Virginia, median $33,570
- WI, Wisconsin, median $45,980
- WY, Wyoming, median $44,820
- PR, Puerto Rico, median $22,780
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