Butcher

October 30, 2016

Butcher Job Description

Butchers and Meat Cutters Cut, trim, or prepare consumer-sized portions of meat for use or sale in retail establishments. Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers Use hand tools to perform routine cutting and trimming of meat, poultry, and fish. Slaughterers and Meat Packers Work in slaughtering, meat packing, or wholesale establishments performing precision functions involving the preparation of meat. Work may include specialized slaughtering tasks, cutting standard or premium cuts of meat for marketing, making sausage, or wrapping meats.

Butcher Salary Statistics as of 2015

Average annual salary for a Butcher is $29742 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest salary recorded was $51724. The lowest salary reported was $19131. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.

Median hourly wage for a Butcher is $14.79 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest hourly rate recorded was $25.72. The lowest hourly rate recorded was $9.51. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.

Bonuses for a Butcher are based on the years of experience using statistics from the U.S. as of 2015. The average bonus recorded was $450 from people with 15+ years of experience. The average bonus recorded was $0 from people with under 1 year of experience.

These are the highest paying states for a Butcher. These numbers are based off the median annual salary as of 2015.
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Colorado – n/a
New York – n/a
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Wisconsin – n/a

These are the highest paying cities for a Butcher. These numbers are based off the median annual salary as of 2015.
Houston, Texas –
Milwaukee, Wisconsin –
San Francisco, California –

This chart outlines the average annual salary of a Butcher from the past 5 years. In 2015 the average annual salary was $29742 while in 2007 it was just $27582.2

Job Outlook

Gender Statistics

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Based on our stats gathered across the U.S. 93% of Butchers were males while 7% were females. These numbers are based on averages across all states combined. Some individual states may have a much different ratio however.

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Butcher / Meat Cutter
$18,506 – $48,816

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