How does Butchers and Meat Cutters pay in Wausau, WI compare to the national average?

Wausau, WI Butchers and Meat Cutters salaries are 12% above the US national median of $38,960 per year.

What is the salary range for a Butchers and Meat Cutters in Wausau, WI?

Butchers and Meat Cutters salaries in Wausau, WI range from $28,620 (10th percentile) to $58,190 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Butchers and Meat Cutters Salary in Wausau, WI

SOC 51-3021 · Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Butchers and Meat Cutters in Wausau, WI is $43,770 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $21.04 per hour. This is 12% above the national median of $38,960. 60 people work as Butchers and Meat Cutters in Wausau, WI. Wages have grown 36% since 2014, when the median was $32,130.

Median Annual Salary

$43,770

Mean Annual

$42,900

Median Hourly

$21.04

Total Employed

Location Quotient

0.96

Average concentration

Salary Distribution

$29k

10th

$36k

25th

$44k

Median

$50k

75th

$58k

90th

How This Compares

Wausau, WI

$43,770

this metro

Wisconsin

$41,140

you earn +6% vs state

United States

$38,960

you earn +12% vs US

Salary Trend

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Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$43,770	$42,900	60
2023	$40,940	$43,490	60
2022	$38,810	$39,490	60
2021	$36,290	$35,450	70
2020	$35,200	$35,520	—
2019	$39,910	$38,490	30
2018	$37,090	$36,040	50
2017	$39,870	$39,080	50
2016	$35,370	$36,400	50
2015	$36,990	$38,230	50
2014	$32,130	$33,340	50

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