Slaughterers and Meat Packer salary
40,130 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 51-3023
Half of all slaughterers and meat packers in the United States earn more than 40,130 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay726of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.3×36,150 USD – 46,870 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 36,150 USD |
| Median | 40,130 USD |
| Mean | 41,770 USD |
| Upper quartile | 46,870 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 51-3023 in SOC 2018, the US occupation classification. Covers wage and salary workers, excluding the self-employed. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is an annual wage, not a monthly one.
Occupations that pay about the same
- Medical Transcriptionists 40,410 USD
- Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 40,240 USD
- Butchers and Meat Cutters 40,140 USD
- Production Workers, All Other 40,110 USD
- Animal Trainers 39,990 USD
- Agricultural Workers, All Other 39,850 USD
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov