The annual salary statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Auburn-Opelika, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Auburn-Opelika is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $23,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for butchers and meat cutters in Auburn-Opelika, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,010.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of butchers and meat cutters from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $36,820 | 18.77% | 28.03% |
| 2021 | $29,910 | 1.04% | - |
| 2020 | $29,600 | 3.61% | - |
| 2019 | $28,530 | 24.43% | - |
| 2018 | $21,560 | -25.79% | - |
| 2017 | $27,120 | 16.04% | - |
| 2016 | $22,770 | -15.02% | - |
| 2015 | $26,190 | -3.05% | - |
| 2014 | $26,990 | -0.41% | - |
| 2013 | $27,100 | 2.21% | - |
| 2012 | $26,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,820, Auburn-Opelika is the second highest paying city for butchers and meat cutters in state of Alabama, following the highest paying city Huntsville (median annual salary of $37,270). Compared with Huntsville, the median annual salary of butchers and meat cutters in Auburn-Opelika is 1.2 percent (1.2%) lower.