How does Butchers and Meat Cutters pay in Dubuque, IA compare to the national average?

Dubuque, IA Butchers and Meat Cutters salaries are 8% below the US national median of $38,960 per year.

What is the salary range for a Butchers and Meat Cutters in Dubuque, IA?

Butchers and Meat Cutters salaries in Dubuque, IA range from $30,560 (10th percentile) to $45,840 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Butchers and Meat Cutters Salary in Dubuque, IA

SOC 51-3021 · Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Butchers and Meat Cutters in Dubuque, IA is $36,010 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $17.31 per hour. This is 8% below the national median of $38,960. 100 people work as Butchers and Meat Cutters in Dubuque, IA. Wages have grown 49% since 2019, when the median was $24,160.

Median Annual Salary

$36,010

Mean Annual

$36,310

Median Hourly

$17.31

Total Employed

100

Salary Distribution

$31k

10th

$32k

25th

$36k

Median

$39k

75th

$46k

90th

How This Compares

Dubuque, IA

$36,010

this metro

Iowa

$36,600

you earn -2% vs state

United States

$38,960

you earn -8% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$36,010	$36,310	100
2023	$36,150	$34,830	90
2022	$29,670	$31,170	90
2021	$29,170	$29,630	90
2020	$27,270	$28,700	90
2019	$24,160	$25,710	130

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