Butchers and Meat Cutters pay in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$44,600avg. a year
$21.44 an hour · 6,510 employed
Butchers and Meat Cutters in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metro area earn an average of $44,600 a year. That is $2,220 (5%) less than the California average of $46,820. The U.S. average is $42,380.
$42,400Median pay
$21.44Average hourly
-5%vs. California average
6,510Jobs in this metro
Other California metro areas
Average pay for butchers and meat cutters in other California metro areas. Swipe to see all 24.
1790 jobs
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
$53,790
$25.86 an hour
270 jobs
El Centro, CA
$51,070
$24.55 an hour
3190 jobs
Vallejo, CA
$50,440
$24.25 an hour
4100 jobs
Napa, CA
$49,870
$23.98 an hour
5390 jobs
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA
$49,420
$23.76 an hour
62,720 jobs
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA
$49,390
$23.75 an hour
7940 jobs
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$48,750
$23.44 an hour
8360 jobs
Stockton-Lodi, CA
$48,480
$23.31 an hour
9130 jobs
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA
$47,940
$23.05 an hour
101,390 jobs
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA
$47,750
$22.96 an hour
11310 jobs
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA
$47,700
$22.94 an hour
12220 jobs
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA
$47,280
$22.73 an hour
1380 jobs
Chico, CA
$46,960
$22.58 an hour
14130 jobs
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA
$46,630
$22.42 an hour
1580 jobs
Redding, CA
$46,490
$22.35 an hour
1660 jobs
Yuba City, CA
$46,320
$22.27 an hour
17210 jobs
Salinas, CA
$46,290
$22.25 an hour
181,720 jobs
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
$46,120
$22.17 an hour
19300 jobs
Modesto, CA
$45,500
$21.87 an hour
20170 jobs
Merced, CA
$44,980
$21.63 an hour
21320 jobs
Bakersfield-Delano, CA
$44,940
$21.61 an hour
22130 jobs
Hanford-Corcoran, CA
$44,710
$21.50 an hour
23660 jobs
Fresno, CA
$44,300
$21.30 an hour
24200 jobs
Visalia, CA
$42,270
$20.32 an hour
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How Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Bakers | $43,090 |
| Food Batchmakers | $42,150 |
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | $38,530 |
| Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators | $48,930 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | $79,060 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | $57,790 |
Questions and answers
How much do butchers and meat cutters make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
The average is $44,600 a year, and the median is $42,400. About 6,510 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the California average?
That is $2,220 (5%) less than the California average of $46,820.
Is this job common in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim?
It makes up 1.0 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.18 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 51-3021. Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 31080). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.