SOC 51-3021 · Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro

Butchers and Meat Cutters Salary in Beaumont, TX

The average salary for butchers and meat cutters in Beaumont, Texas is $34,590 a year ($16.63 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $29,610: half of the 170 people in this job in the Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 18% less than the U.S. average for this job ($42,380).

$34,590average per year

$16.63 / hourMedian $29,610Take-home ≈ $29,973

  • $23K10th
  • $27K25th
  • $30KMedian
  • $43K75th
  • $50K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

170people in this job
-18%vs U.S. average
#19 of 23Texas metros
90cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Butchers and Meat Cutters pay range in Beaumont

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,720 a year or less, while the top 10% make $49,520 or more. The middle half of butchers and meat cutters in Beaumont earn between $27,010 and $43,110.

  • $23K10th
  • $27K25th
  • $30KMedian
  • $43K75th
  • $50K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$34,590$2,882$16.63
Median$29,610$2,468$14.24
Entry level (25th percentile)$27,010$2,251$12.99
Experienced (75th percentile)$43,110$3,592$20.73

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

Butchers and Meat Cutters pay in Beaumont vs. Texas and the U.S.

Butchers and meat cutters in Beaumont earn 10% less than the Texas average ($38,360) and 18% less than the U.S. average ($42,380). At the median the gap is -26% against the U.S. median of $40,140.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Beaumont$34,590$29,610$22,720$49,520170
Texas$38,360$37,400$23,760$55,16011,260
United States$42,380$40,140$29,460$58,110136,430

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

Butchers and Meat Cutters salary after taxes in Beaumont

On the average salary of $34,590, a single filer in Beaumont takes home about $29,973 a year, or $2,498 a month and $1,153 every two weeks. Taxes take 13% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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

Prices in the Beaumont area are 10% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 90.0), so the average $34,590 buys what about $38,414 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Beaumont ($48,630). A typical home costs $185,608, or 5.4 years of this average salary before tax.

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Butchers and Meat Cutters salary in other Texas cities

Beaumont ranks 19th of 23 Texas metro areas for this job; Midland pays the most ($45,640).

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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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Butchers and Meat Cutters salary in Beaumont: questions

How much do butchers and meat cutters make an hour in Beaumont?

$16.63 an hour on average, and $14.23 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level butchers and meat cutters salary in Beaumont?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $22,720 a year and the 25th percentile is $27,010, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the butchers and meat cutters take-home pay in Beaumont?

About $29,973 a year ($2,498 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $34,590. Texas has no state income tax.

Do butchers and meat cutters earn more in Beaumont than elsewhere?

The average here is 18% less than the U.S. average for this job ($42,380).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-3021; area Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX (13140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.4%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 1.16, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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