Slaughterers and Meat Packers Salary

Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Slaughterers and Meat Packers positions across the United States.

Median Annual Salary

$39,790

National average

Salary Range

$31,470 – $49,460

10th–90th percentile

Data Year

2024

Source: BLS

Slaughterers and Meat Packers Salary by City

LocationMedian SalaryMinMax
Omaha, NE-IA$49,630$41,780$52,790
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$48,380$38,710$57,690
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$48,080$39,890$48,080
Nebraska$48,080$37,900$56,730
Arizona$47,470$37,750$49,460
Kansas$47,310$43,240$57,960
Kansas nonmetropolitan area$47,310$43,240$57,960
Stockton-Lodi, CA$47,140$36,320$52,000
Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$46,900$39,280$60,280
Washington$46,460$39,770$54,080
St. Louis, MO-IL$46,340$29,120$49,500
Montana$46,180$31,680$49,340
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$45,770$44,660$54,390
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$45,460$38,480$45,930
South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$45,400$37,790$50,800
Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area$45,260$23,240$47,980
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$45,230$39,350$48,550
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$45,170$29,980$45,260
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$44,830$39,040$61,400
Missouri$44,730$33,280$48,210
Oklahoma$44,530$29,640$44,530
Iowa$44,400$37,860$48,650
Bismarck, ND$44,190$36,670$69,740
Massachusetts$44,140$35,580$51,520
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$44,060$38,750$56,520
Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$43,990$31,200$43,990
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$43,670$36,920$46,530
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$43,570$37,100$45,070
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$43,400$36,370$53,790
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$43,210$32,330$46,020
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$43,180$37,580$50,220
South Dakota$43,020$38,060$51,470
Colorado$42,780$35,980$57,690
Greeley, CO$42,780$36,920$46,720
Madison, WI$42,710$36,200$46,730
Michigan$42,390$35,660$47,680
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$42,330$36,420$48,340
North Dakota$42,220$28,880$69,220
Minnesota$41,550$39,790$46,220
Kansas City, MO-KS$41,410$28,440$49,350
Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area$41,310$36,750$45,910
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area$41,290$37,100$49,440
Indiana$41,230$36,700$47,300
Texas$41,230$27,040$47,600
Kentucky$41,080$30,920$47,170
Vermont$40,860$34,280$48,050
Illinois$40,800$33,780$51,800
Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area$40,750$39,790$43,440
High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan area$40,660$26,400$44,930
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$40,470$35,340$40,470
Utah$40,470$34,230$45,290
Oregon$40,430$36,900$49,410
East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area$40,430$32,370$51,020
Nevada$40,420$33,830$47,180
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area$40,240$35,560$51,050
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$40,060$36,890$51,530
North Carolina$39,790$30,500$49,840
Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$39,790$30,890$49,840
Idaho$39,770$36,140$48,110
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$39,520$33,780$43,810
Columbia, SC$39,520$35,810$47,630
Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area$39,270$35,300$45,830
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$39,250$28,300$46,100
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area$39,090$36,640$44,060
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$39,060$30,440$60,320
Maine$38,950$37,530$49,780
Louisiana$38,860$22,990$38,860
South Carolina$38,850$27,100$46,880
Gainesville, GA$38,850$34,370$44,390
Sheboygan, WI$38,730$27,960$38,730
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$38,670$30,960$46,370
California$38,660$36,840$47,960
Merced, CA$38,660$38,660$47,960
Hawaii$38,530$31,150$48,050
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area$38,530$35,600$52,980
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area$38,340$34,430$51,470
Coast Oregon nonmetropolitan area$38,060$37,960$45,210
Fresno, CA$37,980$37,700$47,340
Maryland$37,820$33,760$55,290
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$37,820$34,940$50,260
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$37,700$36,170$44,690
New Hampshire$37,690$30,520$49,620
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$37,630$31,280$45,610
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$37,620$33,060$43,280
Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area$37,620$29,900$49,750
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$37,610$35,840$41,070
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$37,540$35,000$53,950
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$37,440$30,640$43,720
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$36,730$31,140$39,730
Georgia$36,680$31,900$41,450
South Georgia nonmetropolitan area$36,680$31,900$41,450
South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$36,670$29,280$41,500
Wisconsin$36,620$27,570$50,010
Eastern and Southern Colorado nonmetropolitan area$36,500$35,560$44,730
Virginia$36,490$35,970$39,380
Ohio$36,470$30,900$44,390
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)$36,470$35,670$44,390
Pennsylvania$36,450$30,840$44,500
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$36,400$30,520$38,360
Rhode Island$36,400$30,520$37,370
Harrisonburg, VA$36,390$36,280$36,590
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$36,390$27,090$53,480
North Georgia nonmetropolitan area$36,370$35,260$40,260
Oklahoma City, OK$36,240$17,650$38,880
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$36,040$29,900$44,410
Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area$35,960$33,020$54,650
Jefferson City, MO$35,920$25,880$44,890
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$35,630$33,780$51,800
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$35,620$32,000$35,950
Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$35,600$32,270$35,600
Greensboro-High Point, NC$35,580$27,650$43,470
Tennessee$35,430$29,920$46,020
Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area$35,420$31,010$46,170
Lancaster, PA$35,410$30,720$45,590
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$35,360$29,420$35,880
New York$35,210$31,200$46,690
Fort Smith, AR-OK$35,130$30,950$48,270
Pittsburgh, PA$35,080$29,490$45,140
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$34,940$31,350$46,180
Cleveland, OH$34,810$30,160$40,360
Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area$34,810$34,500$49,450
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$34,790$34,040$42,850
Arkansas$34,780$32,320$36,860
South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area$34,780$31,450$36,310
Mississippi$34,750$29,290$40,530
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area$34,750$28,930$35,520
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area$34,690$32,380$47,380
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$34,570$32,980$53,630
Jackson, MS$34,440$29,640$38,710
Lebanon, PA$34,420$30,620$41,730
New Jersey$34,410$31,470$54,060
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$34,320$30,350$44,310
Connecticut$34,240$33,580$42,850
Knoxville, TN$34,160$29,770$35,350
Rocky Mount, NC$33,460$29,540$40,860
Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area$33,260$21,510$36,280
Alabama$32,930$25,640$44,730
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$32,660$28,870$41,210
Florida$32,490$28,960$38,190
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area$32,030$31,200$43,010
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$31,450$30,090$37,390
Youngstown-Warren, OH$31,240$30,020$47,900
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$30,560$25,110$36,990
Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$30,140$26,670$43,650
Fayetteville, NC$29,350$28,430$36,460
Delaware$29,220$29,120$38,740
Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area$29,180$27,270$49,850
Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area$29,170$29,120$38,740
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area$27,730$20,130$70,430
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area$26,700$25,640$44,350
Northeast Louisiana nonmetropolitan area$24,140$22,050$34,410
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$22,500$22,500$32,570
West Virginia$21,250$20,130$41,600
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$20,970$19,760$23,260
Puerto Rico$20,970$19,760$23,260

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a Slaughterers and Meat Packers make?β–Ύ

The median annual salary for a Slaughterers and Meat Packers is $39,790, with a typical range of $31,470 – $49,460 depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is the starting salary for a Slaughterers and Meat Packers?β–Ύ

Entry-level Slaughterers and Meat Packers positions typically start around $31,470 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.

Where do Slaughterers and Meat Packerss earn the most?β–Ύ

Slaughterers and Meat Packerss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.