SOC 51-3021 · Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro

Butchers and Meat Cutters Salary in Orlando, FL

The average salary for butchers and meat cutters in Orlando, Florida is $42,860 a year ($20.61 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $45,660: half of the 1,080 people in this job in the Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($42,380).

$42,860average per year

$20.61 / hourMedian $45,660Take-home ≈ $36,618

  • $33K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $49K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

1,080people in this job
+1%vs U.S. average
#6 of 22Florida metros
101cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Butchers and Meat Cutters pay range in Orlando

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,930 a year or less, while the top 10% make $48,660 or more. The middle half of butchers and meat cutters in Orlando earn between $37,410 and $46,900.

  • $33K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $47K75th
  • $49K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$42,860$3,572$20.61
Median$45,660$3,805$21.95
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,410$3,118$17.99
Experienced (75th percentile)$46,900$3,908$22.55

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Butchers and Meat Cutters pay in Orlando vs. Florida and the U.S.

Butchers and meat cutters in Orlando earn about the same as the Florida average ($41,720) and about the same as the U.S. average ($42,380). At the median the gap is +14% against the U.S. median of $40,140.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Orlando$42,860$45,660$32,930$48,6601,080
Florida$41,720$42,790$29,640$49,16010,590
United States$42,380$40,140$29,460$58,110136,430

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Butchers and Meat Cutters salary after taxes in Orlando

On the average salary of $42,860, a single filer in Orlando takes home about $36,618 a year, or $3,052 a month and $1,408 every two weeks. Taxes take 15% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.

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Is Orlando a good place for butchers and meat cutters? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Orlando area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 101.4), so the average $42,860 buys what about $42,261 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Orlando ($46,630). A typical home costs $387,733, or 9.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Butchers and Meat Cutters salary in other Florida cities

Orlando ranks 6th of 22 Florida metro areas for this job; Naples pays the most ($46,060).

All Butchers and Meat Cutters salaries in Florida

Highest-paying cities for butchers and meat cutters

Fairbanks, AK pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($62,010).

Butchers and Meat Cutters salary by city

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Butchers and Meat Cutters salary in Orlando: questions

How much do butchers and meat cutters make an hour in Orlando?

$20.61 an hour on average, and $21.95 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level butchers and meat cutters salary in Orlando?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $32,930 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,410, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the butchers and meat cutters take-home pay in Orlando?

About $36,618 a year ($3,052 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $42,860. Florida has no state income tax.

Do butchers and meat cutters earn more in Orlando than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($42,380).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 51-3021; area Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL (36740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.2%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and no state income tax.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.87, this job is about as common as in the U.S. overall.

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