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Butchers and Meat Cutters in Maine

Butchers and Meat Cutters in Maine

Is Maine a good place for you to work as a Butcher or Meat Cutter?

$31,280 Median Salary
80 Job Openings
  • Butchers and Meat Cutters in Maine earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Butchers and Meat Cutters Work in Maine?

In Maine, there were 670 people working as Butchers and Meat Cutters in the year 2018.

There were 620 Butchers and Meat Cutters employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 50 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,650 Butchers and Meat Cutters working in it, which means Maine has fewer Butchers and Meat Cutters than average.

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Job Projections for Maine

Jobs for Butchers and Meat Cutters in this state are not projected to grow or decrease, but nationwide they are growing at a rate of 5.7%.

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Maine Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 80 annual job openings, and a total of 620 jobs for Maine Butchers and Meat Cutters in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 17,700 annual jobs and 143,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Butchers and Meat Cutters Make in Maine?

In 2018 wages for Butchers and Meat Cutters ranged from $21,770 to $47,480 with $31,280 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.47 to $22.83. The median hourly rate was $15.04.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $15.33 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.29.

The median salary in Maine is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Maine Metros for Butchers and Meat Cutters

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Butchers and Meat Cutters.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Portland-South Portland, ME 140 $34,540
Bangor, ME 90 $29,570
Lewiston-Auburn, ME 80 $32,520
Portsmouth, NH-ME 70 $43,890
Dover-Durham, NH-ME 60 $40,070

Top States for Butchers and Meat Cutters Employment

View the list below to see where most Butchers and Meat Cutters work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 19,800 $31,320
Texas 12,590 $24,370
Florida 9,710 $30,750
New York 8,140 $32,420
Illinois 7,490 $27,350
Ohio 4,410 $35,160
Georgia 3,980 $29,230
Pennsylvania 3,810 $31,690
Washington 3,710 $41,410
Missouri 3,380 $32,890
Michigan 3,350 $30,220
North Carolina 3,250 $31,750
Virginia 3,230 $34,580
Iowa 3,230 $24,570
New Jersey 3,230 $46,350
Colorado 2,280 $34,310
Indiana 2,280 $30,070
South Carolina 2,070 $33,630
Minnesota 2,050 $35,890
Tennessee 2,040 $31,120

Below are the states where Butchers and Meat Cutters get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
New Jersey $46,350
Alaska $46,030
Connecticut $44,430
District of Columbia $44,160
New Hampshire $42,690
Hawaii $42,500
Maryland $42,080
Washington $41,410
Delaware $41,230
Rhode Island $39,570

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