How does Butchers and Meat Cutters pay in Lincoln, NE compare to the national average?

Lincoln, NE Butchers and Meat Cutters salaries are 7% below the US national median of $38,960 per year.

What is the salary range for a Butchers and Meat Cutters in Lincoln, NE?

Butchers and Meat Cutters salaries in Lincoln, NE range from $29,360 (10th percentile) to $47,110 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Butchers and Meat Cutters Salary in Lincoln, NE

SOC 51-3021 · Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Butchers and Meat Cutters in Lincoln, NE is $36,300 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $17.45 per hour. This is 7% below the national median of $38,960. 180 people work as Butchers and Meat Cutters in Lincoln, NE. Wages have grown 33% since 2014, when the median was $27,220.

Median Annual Salary

$36,300

Mean Annual

$37,570

Median Hourly

$17.45

Total Employed

180

Location Quotient

1.11

Average concentration

Salary Distribution

$29k

10th

$31k

25th

$36k

Median

$41k

75th

$47k

90th

How This Compares

Lincoln, NE

$36,300

this metro

Nebraska

$36,680

you earn -1% vs state

United States

$38,960

you earn -7% vs US

Salary Trend

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Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$36,300	$37,570	180
2023	$35,140	$34,540	200
2022	$35,470	$36,050	110
2021	$35,760	$35,460	140
2020	$31,390	$33,330	120
2019	$29,860	$31,620	130
2018	$30,600	$32,460	100
2017	$31,450	$32,690	90
2016	$32,750	$33,100	90
2015	$28,230	$29,790	100
2014	$27,220	$27,890	110

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