Butchers and Meat Cutters in Oregon
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$38,072
after federal, FICA and Oregon tax
Tax takes
$11,288
22.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$36,356
Oregon costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Oregon — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$49,360
Kept after tax
$38,072
Worth in national money
$36,356
State rank
4
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Oregon pays butchers and meat cutters a middle wage of $49,360, ranking 4 of 51 states and sitting about 22.97% above the national middle.
- Measured against other jobs in Oregon, this one sits low: 374 of 489 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $49,360, tax leaves $38,072 — and because Oregon is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $36,356 would nationally. Averages run higher here, $49,610, since top earners drag the number up.
- Oregon's median for butchers and meat cutters is $49,360, about 22.97% above the national figure and 4 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Butchers and meat cutters occupies position 374 of 489 in Oregon's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- After tax, $38,072 remains from the Oregon median of $49,360 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $36,356 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $49,610 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Butchers and Meat Cutters
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,220 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $49,360 |
| Top tenth earn over | $60,150 |
| This salary | $49,360 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Oregon | $38,072 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $41,841 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,702 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $44,670 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$8,105 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 105 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of butchers and meat cutters in Oregon earn under $49,360 and half over. The published range runs $37,220 at the tenth percentile to $60,150 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $38,072 take-home in Oregon comes from $49,360. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 374 of 489.
- One number stands for prices across all of Oregon, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $36,356, the adjusted value of that $49,360 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 374 of 489 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for butchers and meat cutters in Oregon, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $37,220 to $60,150; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Retained pay of $38,072, from $49,360, assumes a single Oregon filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 374 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 4 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Oregon, so $36,356 — the adjusted value of that $49,360 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 374 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $37,220 at the bottom tenth to $60,150 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Oregon costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $36,356 rather than its face figure.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Oregon then takes its own share, leaving $38,072.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($37,220 to $60,150) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Oregon rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Oregon's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $36,356 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $38,072 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Oregon income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.