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Butchers and Meat Cutters Salary in New Jersey

What Butchers and Meat Cutters earn in New Jersey, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 12 counties.

Average in NJ
$41,961
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
3 of 5
published states
Workers in state
8,880
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
12 counties

Pay by labor market in New Jersey

Butchers and Meat Cutters pay by wage area in New Jersey
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$42,470$35,454$4,129Bergen County, NJ

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Butchers and Meat Cutters in New Jersey counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1Ocean County, NJ$42,470$35,454$5,809
2Monmouth County, NJ$42,470$35,454$5,809
3Essex County, NJ$42,470$35,454$5,773
4Union County, NJ$42,470$35,454$5,773
5Morris County, NJ$42,470$35,454$5,773
6Sussex County, NJ$42,470$35,454$5,773
7Bergen County, NJ$42,470$35,454$4,129
8Passaic County, NJ$42,470$35,454$4,129
9Middlesex County, NJ$42,470$35,454$2,737
10Somerset County, NJ$42,470$35,454$2,737
11Hunterdon County, NJ$42,470$35,454$2,737
12Hudson County, NJ$42,470$35,454−$2,195

Butchers and Meat Cutters pay in New Jersey

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Butchers and Meat Cutters in New Jersey is $41,961, based on 8,880 workers. Among the 5 states with published data, that ranks number 3. The BLS national median for the occupation is $40,140, so New Jersey averages 4.5% above it.

Published data for New Jersey currently covers the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ area, with a local median wage of $42,470.

Cost of living for Butchers and Meat Cutters in New Jersey

We compare 12 New Jersey counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. Ocean County, NJ leaves the largest yearly margin, $5,809. In Hudson County, NJ the basics cost $2,195 more than take-home pay. The median wage covers all four basics in 11 of the 12 counties.

Butchers and Meat Cutters in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Butchers and Meat Cutters are California ($44,356), New York ($43,460), Indiana ($40,531) and Illinois ($40,188).

Frequently asked questions: Butchers and Meat Cutters in New Jersey

How much do Butchers and Meat Cutters earn in New Jersey?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $41,961.

Which New Jersey county is best for Butchers and Meat Cutters?

Ocean County, NJ leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($5,809). Monmouth County, NJ follows at $5,809.