How does Slaughterers and Meat Packers pay in California compare to the national average?

California Slaughterers and Meat Packers salaries are 3% below the US national median of $39,790 per year.

What is the salary range for a Slaughterers and Meat Packers in California?

Slaughterers and Meat Packers salaries in California range from $36,840 (10th percentile) to $47,960 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Slaughterers and Meat Packers Salary in California

SOC 51-3023 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Slaughterers and Meat Packers in California is $38,660 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $18.59 per hour. This is 3% below the national median of $39,790. 6,830 people work as Slaughterers and Meat Packers in California. Wages have grown 37% since 2019, when the median was $28,270.

Median Annual Salary

$38,660

Mean Annual

$41,580

Median Hourly

$18.59

Total Employed

6,830

Salary Distribution

$37k

10th

$38k

25th

$39k

Median

$45k

75th

$48k

90th

How This Compares

California

$38,660

this metro

United States

$39,790

you earn -3% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$38,660	$41,580	6,830
2023	$36,810	$39,600	8,040
2022	$33,160	$34,160	4,300
2021	$29,860	$31,760	6,370
2020	$29,920	$30,810	5,550
2019	$28,270	$28,710	4,980

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