Butchers and Meat Cutters Salary in Bellingham, WA

Butchers and Meat Cutters pay range in Bellingham

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $37,070 a year or less, while the top 10% make $62,330 or more. The middle half of butchers and meat cutters in Bellingham earn between $38,860 and $58,070.

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

Butchers and Meat Cutters pay in Bellingham vs. Washington and the U.S.

Butchers and meat cutters in Bellingham earn 4% less than the Washington average ($52,570) and 19% more than the U.S. average ($42,380). At the median the gap is +27% 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 Bellingham

On the average salary of $50,490, a single filer in Bellingham takes home about $42,749 a year, or $3,562 a month and $1,644 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax. Washington's WA Cares (0.58%) and Paid Family and Medical Leave payroll premiums are not included.

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

Prices in the Bellingham area are 3% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.3), so the average $50,490 buys what about $48,861 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Bellingham ($57,820). A typical home costs $620,829, or 12.3 years of this average salary before tax.

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Butchers and Meat Cutters salary in other Washington cities

Bellingham ranks 5th of 10 Washington metro areas for this job; Seattle pays the most ($56,640).

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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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