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Butchers

Butchers - Wages & Trends

Wages vary by type of work they do. Wages also vary by employer and area of the country. In addition, those who are members of a union usually receive higher wages than non-union workers.

Benefits vary by employer and specialty. Meat cutters who work full time for grocery stores usually receive benefits. Typical benefits include sick leave, health insurance, and a retirement plan. Poultry workers, however, rarely earn major benefits.

Butchers and meat cutters (SOC 51-3021)
Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $17.82 $19.29 $23.17
Yearly $37,067 $40,135 $48,185
    Champaign Area Hourly $16.96 $18.65 $22.99
Yearly $35,283 $38,782 $47,832
    Cook County Hourly $17.93 $19.87 $23.06
Yearly $37,299 $41,335 $47,975
    Decatur Area Hourly $16.65 $17.34 $21.57
Yearly $34,632 $36,062 $44,871
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly $17.93 $21.70 $24.63
Yearly $37,296 $45,140 $51,222
    Du Page County Hourly $17.88 $18.82 $23.71
Yearly $37,181 $39,135 $49,311
    Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area Hourly $18.18 $24.10 $24.10
Yearly $37,801 $50,114 $50,114
    Lake County Hourly $18.05 $19.87 $23.71
Yearly $37,548 $41,327 $49,304
    McHenry County Hourly $17.95 $18.86 $23.21
Yearly $37,347 $39,227 $48,269
    Northwest Illinois Area Hourly $16.62 $17.72 $21.04
Yearly $34,571 $36,850 $43,763
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $15.36 $17.61 $21.46
Yearly $31,963 $36,642 $44,635
    Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area Hourly $18.09 $24.02 $27.32
Yearly $37,626 $49,955 $56,832
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly $15.34 $17.38 $22.43
Yearly $31,912 $36,140 $46,660
    Rockford Area Hourly $15.68 $17.39 $21.52
Yearly $32,621 $36,175 $44,768
    Shawnee National Forest Area Hourly $16.06 $18.57 $21.22
Yearly $33,411 $38,640 $44,145
    Springfield Area Hourly $18.03 $18.03 $20.88
Yearly $37,517 $37,517 $43,419
    St Louis-Belleville Area Hourly $16.82 $17.88 $21.19
Yearly $34,985 $37,179 $44,089
    Vermilion County Hourly $15.34 $17.34 $19.97
Yearly $31,912 $36,064 $41,519
    Will County Hourly $17.87 $18.53 $24.54
Yearly $37,159 $38,555 $51,036
United States Hourly $17.07 $19.30 $23.10
Yearly $35,510 $40,140 $48,050

Meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers (SOC 51-3022)

Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $18.48 $20.01 $22.31
Yearly $38,448 $41,618 $46,395
    Cook County Hourly $18.85 $20.01 $20.60
Yearly $39,218 $41,622 $42,856
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly $19.31 $19.75 $20.76
Yearly $40,168 $41,077 $43,182
    Du Page County Hourly $18.33 $20.76 $21.60
Yearly $38,126 $43,178 $44,928
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $17.65 $20.77 $30.05
Yearly $36,723 $43,204 $62,506
United States Hourly $17.00 $18.41 $21.24
Yearly $35,350 $38,300 $44,170

Slaughterers and meat packers (SOC 51-3023)

Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $17.36 $22.10 $24.00
Yearly $36,116 $45,976 $49,924
    Cook County Hourly $17.15 $17.59 $22.22
Yearly $35,668 $36,582 $46,212
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly $19.97 $20.67 $25.22
Yearly $41,523 $43,006 $52,464
    Du Page County Hourly $17.00 $19.28 $21.01
Yearly $35,349 $40,094 $43,698
    St Louis-Belleville Area Hourly $17.17 $19.10 $24.23
Yearly $35,724 $39,726 $50,408
United States Hourly $17.38 $19.29 $22.54
Yearly $36,150 $40,130 $46,870

Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.