How does Butchers and Meat Cutters pay in Mississippi compare to the national average?

Mississippi Butchers and Meat Cutters salaries are 27% below the US national median of $38,960 per year.

What is the salary range for a Butchers and Meat Cutters in Mississippi?

Butchers and Meat Cutters salaries in Mississippi range from $21,290 (10th percentile) to $41,650 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Butchers and Meat Cutters Salary in Mississippi

SOC 51-3021 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Butchers and Meat Cutters in Mississippi is $28,590 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $13.74 per hour. This is 27% below the national median of $38,960. 1,310 people work as Butchers and Meat Cutters in Mississippi. Wages have grown 6% since 2019, when the median was $26,970.

Median Annual Salary

$28,590

Mean Annual

$30,490

Median Hourly

$13.74

Total Employed

1,310

Salary Distribution

$21k

10th

$23k

25th

$29k

Median

$36k

75th

$42k

90th

How This Compares

Mississippi

$28,590

this metro

United States

$38,960

you earn -27% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$28,590	$30,490	1,310
2023	$28,020	$28,940	1,440
2022	$28,430	$28,660	1,280
2021	$29,110	$27,640	1,830
2020	$26,540	$27,920	1,160
2019	$26,970	$27,530	1,260

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