SOC 51-3023 · Corpus Christi, TX metro

Slaughterers and Meat Packers Salary in Corpus Christi, TX

The average salary for slaughterers and meat packers in Corpus Christi, Texas is $46,470 a year ($22.34 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $49,460: half of the 50 people in this job in the Corpus Christi, TX metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 11% more than the U.S. average for this job ($41,770).

$46,470average per year

$22.34 / hourMedian $49,460Take-home ≈ $39,519

  • $28K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $63K90th

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

50people in this job
+11%vs U.S. average
#1 of 5Texas metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Slaughterers and Meat Packers pay range in Corpus Christi

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,360 a year or less, while the top 10% make $63,020 or more. The middle half of slaughterers and meat packers in Corpus Christi earn between $38,030 and $49,460.

  • $28K10th
  • $38K25th
  • $49KMedian
  • $49K75th
  • $63K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$46,470$3,872$22.34
Median$49,460$4,122$23.78
Entry level (25th percentile)$38,030$3,169$18.28
Experienced (75th percentile)$49,460$4,122$23.78

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

Slaughterers and Meat Packers pay in Corpus Christi vs. Texas and the U.S.

Slaughterers and meat packers in Corpus Christi earn 12% more than the Texas average ($41,490) and 11% more than the U.S. average ($41,770). At the median the gap is +23% against the U.S. median of $40,130.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Corpus Christi$46,470$49,460$28,360$63,02050
Texas$41,490$43,160$27,270$49,9102,950
United States$41,770$40,130$33,340$51,09069,950

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

Slaughterers and Meat Packers salary after taxes in Corpus Christi

On the average salary of $46,470, a single filer in Corpus Christi takes home about $39,519 a year, or $3,293 a month and $1,520 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.

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

Prices in the Corpus Christi area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.7), so the average $46,470 buys what about $50,145 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Corpus Christi ($45,350). A typical home costs $225,070, or 4.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Slaughterers and Meat Packers salary in other Texas cities

Corpus Christi ranks 1st of 5 Texas metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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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 Corpus Christi: questions

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

$22.34 an hour on average, and $23.78 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $28,360 a year and the 25th percentile is $38,030, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $39,519 a year ($3,293 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $46,470. Texas has no state income tax.

Do slaughterers and meat packers earn more in Corpus Christi than elsewhere?

The average here is 11% more than the U.S. average for this job ($41,770).

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 Corpus Christi, TX (18580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.4%.
  • 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 0.55, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.55).

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