Butchers and Meat Cutters pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
$42,770avg. a year
$20.56 an hour · 5,910 employed
Butchers and Meat Cutters in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area earn an average of $42,770 a year. That is about the same as the Illinois average of $41,980. The U.S. average is $42,380.
$40,410Median pay
$20.56Average hourly
+2%vs. Illinois average
5,910Jobs in this metro
Other Illinois metro areas
Average pay for butchers and meat cutters in other Illinois metro areas. Swipe to see all 9.
1790 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$43,060
$20.70 an hour
260 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$42,020
$20.20 an hour
3150 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$40,750
$19.59 an hour
470 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$39,310
$18.90 an hour
530 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$38,770
$18.64 an hour
6130 jobs
Rockford, IL
$38,600
$18.56 an hour
780 jobs
Springfield, IL
$38,450
$18.49 an hour
8130 jobs
Peoria, IL
$38,340
$18.43 an hour
9230 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$37,950
$18.24 an hour
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How Chicago-Naperville-Elgin compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Bakers | $39,820 |
| Food Batchmakers | $48,490 |
| Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators | $46,020 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers | $77,120 |
| Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers | $52,850 |
| Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | $56,180 |
Questions and answers
How much do butchers and meat cutters make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
The average is $42,770 a year, and the median is $40,410. About 5,910 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Illinois average?
That is about the same as the Illinois average of $41,980.
Is this job common in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
It makes up 1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.49 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: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 16980). 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.