Butchers and Meat Cutters Salary in Wenatchee, WA

Butchers and Meat Cutters pay range in Wenatchee

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $36,510 a year or less, while the top 10% make $67,430 or more. The middle half of butchers and meat cutters in Wenatchee earn between $40,070 and $56,580.

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

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

Butchers and meat cutters in Wenatchee earn 7% less than the Washington average ($52,570) and 15% more than the U.S. average ($42,380). At the median the gap is +21% 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 Wenatchee

On the average salary of $48,940, a single filer in Wenatchee takes home about $41,503 a year, or $3,459 a month and $1,596 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 Wenatchee a good place for butchers and meat cutters? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Wenatchee area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.9), so the average $48,940 buys what about $47,123 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Wenatchee ($49,290). A typical home costs $523,629, or 10.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Butchers and Meat Cutters salary in other Washington cities

Wenatchee ranks 7th 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).

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• Food Batchmakers$42,610 a year
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• Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$82,360 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$74,970 a year
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• Machinists$58,020 a year
• Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$54,070 a year

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