How much do Butchers and Meat Cutters make in Salem, OR?

Percentile spread

For Butchers and Meat Cutters, the published 10th percentile is $36,870 and the 90th percentile is $58,150. The difference is $21,280, which is 43.4% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $40,660 to the 75th at $50,270, covers $9,610.

The mean annual wage is $48,300, which sits below the median of $49,070. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Salem, OR median is 22.2% higher than the national median of $40,140 for Butchers and Meat Cutters. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,342, which is 17.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.6% lower than the Oregon median of $49,360.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Salem, OR is 103.649, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,070 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Butchers and Meat Cutters at $47,342 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Butchers and Meat Cutters. Salem, OR ranks 9th of 12 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Albany, OR is 34 miles away, with a median of $47,430 and employment of 40. That median is 3.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,454, against $47,342 here.
• Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is 52 miles away, with a median of $51,980 and employment of 840. That median is 5.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,307, against $47,342 here.
• Eugene-Springfield, OR is 67 miles away, with a median of $46,740 and employment of 140. That median is 4.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,018, against $47,342 here.

Employment share

Butchers and Meat Cutters accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Salem, OR (140 of 188,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.09% of employment (136,430 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.85 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.