The annual salary statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of butchers and meat cutters in Birmingham-Hoover 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 | $19,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for butchers and meat cutters in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,460.
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 | $29,060 | -6.06% | 18.13% |
| 2021 | $30,820 | 12.78% | - |
| 2020 | $26,880 | -0.30% | - |
| 2019 | $26,960 | -16.91% | - |
| 2018 | $31,520 | 3.87% | - |
| 2017 | $30,300 | 7.59% | - |
| 2016 | $28,000 | -0.36% | - |
| 2015 | $28,100 | 8.68% | - |
| 2014 | $25,660 | 6.90% | - |
| 2013 | $23,890 | 0.42% | - |
| 2012 | $23,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,060 in Birmingham-Hoover is in the middle of salary range for butchers and meat cutters in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of butchers and meat cutters in Birmingham-Hoover is 22.0 percent (22.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntsville and 10.7 percent (10.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gadsden.