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

Iowa Slaughterers and Meat Packers salaries are 12% above the US national median of $39,790 per year.

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

Slaughterers and Meat Packers salaries in Iowa range from $37,860 (10th percentile) to $48,650 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Slaughterers and Meat Packers Salary in Iowa

SOC 51-3023 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Slaughterers and Meat Packers in Iowa is $44,400 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $21.35 per hour. This is 12% above the national median of $39,790. 4,040 people work as Slaughterers and Meat Packers in Iowa. Wages have grown 32% since 2019, when the median was $33,570.

Median Annual Salary

$44,400

Mean Annual

$43,640

Median Hourly

$21.35

Total Employed

4,040

Salary Distribution

$38k

10th

$40k

25th

$44k

Median

$48k

75th

$49k

90th

How This Compares

Iowa

$44,400

this metro

United States

$39,790

you earn +12% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$44,400	$43,640	4,040
2023	$39,540	$41,000	4,800
2022	$38,140	$39,150	5,630
2021	$36,430	$35,140	6,550
2020	$34,560	$33,800	5,980
2019	$33,570	$32,980	5,010

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