Butchers and Meat Cutters Salary in Salem, OR

Butchers and Meat Cutters pay range in Salem

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,870 a year or less, while the top 10% make $58,150 or more. The middle half of butchers and meat cutters in Salem earn between $40,660 and $50,270.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Butchers and Meat Cutters pay in Salem vs. Oregon and the U.S.

Butchers and meat cutters in Salem earn about the same as the Oregon average ($49,610) and 14% more than the U.S. average ($42,380). At the median the gap is +22% against the U.S. median of $40,140.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Butchers and Meat Cutters salary after taxes in Salem

On the average salary of $48,300, a single filer in Salem takes home about $37,637 a year, or $3,136 a month and $1,448 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.

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Is Salem a good place for butchers and meat cutters? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Salem area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.6), so the average $48,300 buys what about $46,600 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Salem ($55,310). A typical home costs $454,689, or 9.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Butchers and Meat Cutters salary in other Oregon cities

Salem ranks 5th of 7 Oregon metro areas for this job; Portland pays the most ($51,810).

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Highest-paying cities for butchers and meat cutters

Fairbanks, AK pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($62,010).

Butchers and Meat Cutters salary by city

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