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Meat Process Worker salary in Australia

Median base salary
$54,439
per year before tax
Market data · 11 salary reports
Updated 22 July 2026
$43,867 · 10th percentile$54,439 median$57,304 · 90th percentile
What you’d actually keep
$46,414per year after tax

Take-home on the median Meat Process Worker salary of $54,439 — after $6,936 income tax and $1,089 Medicare levy (2025–26 resident, no HECS, private hospital cover).

Weekly
$893
Fortnightly
$1,785
Monthly
$3,868
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The Meat Process Worker job market
Employed in Australia
10,400
Median age
36
Work part-time
22%
Gender split
25% women
75% men

National figures · February 2026 · Source: Jobs and Skills Australia (© Commonwealth of Australia), CC BY 4.0

What companies pay

Reported total pay for Meat Process Worker roles by employer — medians include bonuses and other cash compensation, so they sit above base-salary figures.

Total pay (base + bonus) for Meat Process Worker roles, per employer — market estimates, annualised
CompanyMedian total payTypical range
The Midfield Group4.2$70,261$67,657 – $72,864
Turosi2.9$67,184$64,279 – $70,108
JBS Australia3.2$60,209$57,897 – $62,501
Hilton Foods Australia2.5$55,328$53,253 – $57,403
Bartter Enterprises5.0$55,308$53,569 – $57,047
Bindaree Beef Group3.6$54,953$52,660 – $57,264
Wodonga Abattoir3.0$54,953$52,680 – $57,225
Kilcoy Global Foods2.3$54,794$52,463 – $57,126
Baiada Poultry2.9$54,538$47,424 – $61,651
Inghams Enterprises3.5$53,550$51,277 – $55,842
Norfolk Foods4.3$52,285$49,854 – $54,696
Nichols Poultry4.0$51,751$49,619 – $53,883
Tibaldi3.1$51,218$48,886 – $53,530
Osawa Enterprises3.5$49,459$47,108 – $51,791
Southern Meats3.5$49,440$47,661 – $51,198
Fletcher International Exports3.2$45,250$43,472 – $47,049

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Salary figures are market estimates built from third-party data and community submissions — they show what the market pays, not what any individual employer will offer. Take-home figures are 2025–26 estimates for an Australian resident with private hospital cover and no HECS debt. General information only — not financial or tax advice.