How does Butchers and Meat Cutters pay in Reading, PA compare to the national average?

Reading, PA 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 Reading, PA?

Butchers and Meat Cutters salaries in Reading, PA range from $29,610 (10th percentile) to $57,530 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Butchers and Meat Cutters Salary in Reading, PA

SOC 51-3021 · Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Butchers and Meat Cutters in Reading, PA is $36,810 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $17.70 per hour. This is 6% below the national median of $38,960. 120 people work as Butchers and Meat Cutters in Reading, PA. Wages have declined 7% since 2019, when the median was $39,660.

Median Annual Salary

$36,810

Mean Annual

$40,190

Median Hourly

$17.70

Total Employed

120

Salary Distribution

$30k

10th

$33k

25th

$37k

Median

$45k

75th

$58k

90th

How This Compares

Reading, PA

$36,810

this metro

Pennsylvania

$37,490

you earn -2% vs state

United States

$38,960

you earn -6% vs US

Salary Trend

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Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$36,810	$40,190	120
2023	$36,290	$36,880	140
2022	$38,890	$38,800	100
2021	$36,450	$35,520	140
2020	$42,830	$43,520	70
2019	$39,660	$41,090	50

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