Butchers and Meat Cutters Salary in Indiana

State wage data from the BLS OEWS survey, May 2025.

Median annual

$42,440

Median hourly

$20

Average annual

$43,050

Employed in state

1.9K

The median annual salary for Butchers and Meat Cutters in Indiana is $42,440, or about $20 an hour. That is 6% higher than the national median.

Pay in Indiana ranges from $31,510 at the 10th percentile to $56,770 at the 90th percentile. Roughly 1.9K people work as butchers and meat cutters in the state.

Pay distribution in Indiana

10th$31,510

25th$36,400

Median$42,440

75th$48,810

90th$56,770

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Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $20.40
Daily: $163
Weekly: $816
Bi-weekly: $1,632
Monthly: $3,537
Annual: $42,440

$42,440 a year is around the 50th percentile for Butchers and Meat Cutterss in Indiana. The median is $42,440.

Butchers and Meat Cutters — Indiana
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$15.20	$31,510
25th percentile	$17.50	$36,400
Median	$20.40	$42,440
75th percentile	$23.50	$48,810
90th percentile	$27.30	$56,770
Average (mean)	$20.70	$43,050
Employment	1,850 people

Butchers and Meat Cutters pay by metro area in Indiana

Metro area	Median annual	Employment
Fort Wayne, IN	$45,240	130
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$42,950	510
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$41,160	80
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$40,410	5.9K
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$40,030	880
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$38,990	60
Bloomington, IN	$37,780	40
Evansville, IN	$37,590	70
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$37,260	50
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$37,200	460
Michigan City-La Porte, IN	$37,040	30
Columbus, IN	$36,650	40
Terre Haute, IN	$35,780	40

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