How much do Slaughterers and Meat Packers make in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

Percentile spread

For Slaughterers and Meat Packers, the published 10th percentile is $31,200 and the 90th percentile is $50,000. The difference is $18,800, which is 50.6% 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 $36,510 to the 75th at $39,040, covers $2,530.

The mean annual wage is $40,890, which sits above the median of $37,160. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD median is 7.4% lower than the national median of $40,130 for Slaughterers and Meat Packers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $35,564, which is 11.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 1.3% lower than the Maryland median of $37,650.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 104.487, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $37,160 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Slaughterers and Meat Packers at $35,564 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Slaughterers and Meat Packers. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ranks 5th of 9 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).).

• Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 60 miles away, with a median of $35,380 and employment of 80. That median is 4.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $32,493, against $35,564 here.
• Lebanon, PA is 74 miles away, with a median of $36,420 and employment of 350. That median is 2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,071, against $35,564 here.
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 77 miles away, with a median of $41,950 and employment of 1,720. That median is 12.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,905, against $35,564 here.