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Meat Boner and Slicer salary in Australia
The median full-time salary for a meat boner and slicer is $59,800 per annum, before tax, up $12,800 since 2018.
Pay comes from the Meat Industry Award or a plant's enterprise agreement, so the rate depends on the site and the classification you are placed at. Shift work, overtime and time in cold or freezer areas attract loadings, and casual positions usually carry a loading in place of paid leave. Boners who handle a wider range of cuts, or work quickly without losing yield, tend to move up the classifications.
Roles that pay more than meat boner and slicer
The largest typical pay rise is $20,800 a year, moving into Butcher.
- Butcher+$20,800/yr
- Meat Inspector+$17,200/yr
- Slaughterer+$2,600/yr
How to negotiate a higher meat boner and slicer salary
- Know the market rate before you ask. The median full-time meat boner and slicer salary is $59,800; use that, not a guess, as your anchor, and adjust for your experience and employer.
- Lead with what's scarce, not just tenure. Skills like Hand and power tool work and Food safety and hygiene tend to command a premium over general meat boner and slicer experience, name them specifically when you ask.
- Bring a real alternative to the table. Butcher pays a typical $20,800 a year more and draws on similar skills, even mentioning you're weighing it up is a legitimate data point in a pay conversation.
- Time it deliberately. Reviews, the end of a project you delivered, or taking on responsibility beyond your job description are stronger moments to ask than an arbitrary date on the calendar.
- Ask for a number, not a raise. "Based on the market rate and [specific contribution], I'd like to move to X" gets a clearer answer than "I think I deserve more."
Meat Boner and Slicer salary questions
How much do meat boner and slicers earn in Australia?
The median full-time salary for a meat boner and slicer is $59,800 a year before tax. Seniority, specialisation, sector and the award or agreement you're employed under all move it.
Is meat boner and slicer pay rising or falling?
The median meat boner and slicer salary is up $12,800 since 2018. Figures from 2025 onward on this page are a projection, not a measured result.
What pays more than meat boner and slicer?
Butcher pays a typical $20,800 a year more and draws on similar skills to meat boner and slicer.