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

Missouri Butchers and Meat Cutters salaries are 6% below the US national median of $38,960 per year.

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

Butchers and Meat Cutters salaries in Missouri range from $28,240 (10th percentile) to $51,880 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Butchers and Meat Cutters Salary in Missouri

SOC 51-3021 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Butchers and Meat Cutters in Missouri is $36,490 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $17.54 per hour. This is 6% below the national median of $38,960. 2,150 people work as Butchers and Meat Cutters in Missouri. Wages have grown 8% since 2019, when the median was $33,870.

Median Annual Salary

$36,490

Mean Annual

$38,950

Median Hourly

$17.54

Total Employed

2,150

Salary Distribution

$28k

10th

$29k

25th

$36k

Median

$48k

75th

$52k

90th

How This Compares

Missouri

$36,490

this metro

United States

$38,960

you earn -6% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$36,490	$38,950	2,150
2023	$36,340	$37,920	2,250
2022	$32,080	$35,100	3,000
2021	$34,280	$34,530	2,720
2020	$30,260	$33,190	2,630
2019	$33,870	$33,390	3,700

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