SOC 51-3023 · Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro

Slaughterers and Meat Packers Salary in Providence, RI

The average salary for slaughterers and meat packers in Providence, Rhode Island is $40,950 a year ($19.69 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $37,570: half of the 310 people in this job in the Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($41,253).

$40,950average per year

$19.69 / hourMedian $37,570Take-home ≈ $34,165

  • $35K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $51K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

310people in this job
-1%vs U.S. metro average
102cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Slaughterers and Meat Packers pay range in Providence

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,830 a year or less, while the top 10% make $51,190 or more. The middle half of slaughterers and meat packers in Providence earn between $37,570 and $47,100.

  • $35K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $38KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $51K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$40,950$3,412$19.69
Median$37,570$3,131$18.06
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,570$3,131$18.06
Experienced (75th percentile)$47,100$3,925$22.64

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

Slaughterers and Meat Packers salary after taxes in Providence

On the average salary of $40,950, a single filer in Providence takes home about $34,165 a year, or $2,847 a month and $1,314 every two weeks. Taxes take 17% of gross pay.

The Providence-Warwick, RI-MA metro area crosses state lines, so take-home pay depends on the state where you work:

StatePer yearPer month
Working in RI$34,165$2,847
Working in MA$33,356$2,780

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Rhode Island's Temporary Disability Insurance payroll contribution is not included.

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Is Providence a good place for slaughterers and meat packers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Providence area are 2% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.8), so the average $40,950 buys what about $40,237 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Providence ($53,680). A typical home costs $524,867, or 12.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Slaughterers and Meat Packers salary in nearby metro areas

Highest-paying cities for slaughterers and meat packers

Trenton, NJ pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($51,260).

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Slaughterers and Meat Packers salary in Providence: questions

How much do slaughterers and meat packers make an hour in Providence?

$19.69 an hour on average, and $18.06 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level slaughterers and meat packers salary in Providence?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $34,830 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,570, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the slaughterers and meat packers take-home pay in Providence?

About $34,165 a year ($2,847 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $40,950. Rhode Island's Temporary Disability Insurance payroll contribution is not included.

Do slaughterers and meat packers earn more in Providence than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. metro average for this job ($41,253).

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 51-3023; area Providence-Warwick, RI-MA (39300). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.7%.
  • 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 state income tax (2026 rules). Rhode Island's Temporary Disability Insurance payroll contribution is not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.96, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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