The highest-paying states for butchers and meat cutters (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of butchers and meat cutters in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $47,450, Washington is the highest paying state for butchers and meat cutters. It is followed by Hawaii (average annual salary $47,350). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of butchers and meat cutters in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $47,450 |
$33,150 | 2,830 |
| 2 | Hawaii | $47,350 |
$37,040 | 380 |
| 3 | Delaware | $47,270 |
$37,770 | 140 |
| 4 | Massachusetts | $46,490 |
$33,590 | 1,850 |
| 5 | District of Columbia | $46,110 |
$33,590 | 220 |
| 6 | Alaska | $45,050 |
$36,220 | 200 |
| 7 | New Hampshire | $44,340 |
$33,170 | 430 |
| 8 | Oregon | $42,200 |
$32,360 | 1,410 |
| 9 | Maryland | $42,110 |
$30,480 | 1,290 |
| 10 | New Jersey | $40,340 |
$29,560 | 4,300 |
| 11 | Maine | $38,740 |
$30,160 | 640 |
| 12 | Connecticut | $38,730 |
$31,050 | 750 |
| 13 | Colorado | $38,720 |
$28,590 | 1,980 |
| 14 | Minnesota | $38,470 |
$29,120 | 2,410 |
| 15 | Nevada | $38,400 |
$23,560 | 1,520 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | $38,250 |
$27,160 | 2,800 |
| 17 | California | $38,220 |
$30,870 | 19,360 |
| 18 | Florida | $37,850 |
$28,360 | 8,620 |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | $37,760 |
$24,190 | 3,570 |
| 20 | South Carolina | $37,650 |
$26,610 | 1,310 |
| 21 | New York | $37,540 |
$29,840 | 6,890 |
| 22 | Utah | $37,440 |
$28,560 | 1,580 |
| 23 | Montana | $37,430 |
$26,000 | 740 |
| 24 | Wyoming | $37,340 |
$28,020 | 170 |
| 25 | Idaho | $37,080 |
$22,940 | 1,040 |
| 26 | North Dakota | $37,040 |
$26,320 | 310 |
| 27 | Michigan | $36,620 |
$25,630 | 3,960 |
| 28 | Vermont | $36,500 |
$28,360 | 300 |
| 29 | Virginia | $36,350 |
$27,330 | 2,470 |
| 30 | Illinois | $36,140 |
$26,930 | 8,950 |
| 31 | Tennessee | $35,920 |
$23,630 | 1,410 |
| 32 | North Carolina | $35,880 |
$23,400 | 3,740 |
| 33 | Texas | $35,550 |
$22,120 | 8,860 |
| 34 | Arizona | $35,350 |
$28,770 | 2,140 |
| 35 | New Mexico | $35,210 |
$24,480 | 760 |
| 36 | Rhode Island | $34,260 |
$28,530 | 680 |
| 37 | Ohio | $33,830 |
$23,140 | 4,890 |
| 38 | Nebraska | $33,760 |
$27,460 | 800 |
| 39 | Guam | $33,590 |
$21,650 | 60 |
| 40 | South Dakota | $33,300 |
$27,560 | 700 |
| 41 | Kansas | $33,290 |
$16,040 | 790 |
| 42 | Arkansas | $33,190 |
$24,430 | 830 |
| 43 | Georgia | $33,150 |
$23,150 | 3,940 |
| 44 | Oklahoma | $32,700 |
$21,480 | 1,410 |
| 45 | Missouri | $32,080 |
$23,920 | 3,000 |
| 46 | Kentucky | $30,540 |
$22,080 | 1,740 |
| 47 | Louisiana | $29,990 |
$21,840 | 1,580 |
| 48 | Indiana | $29,980 |
$21,270 | 2,270 |
| 49 | Iowa | $29,640 |
$25,400 | 3,140 |
| 50 | Alabama | $28,980 |
$18,400 | 2,470 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $28,430 |
$18,880 | 1,280 |
| 52 | West Virginia | $28,210 |
$22,210 | 530 |
| 53 | Virgin Islands | $26,800 |
$23,800 | 80 |
| 54 | Puerto Rico | $20,350 |
$17,680 | 1,760 |