The annual salary statistics of butchers and meat cutters in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of butchers and meat cutters in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $37,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for butchers and meat cutters in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,540.
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 | $48,190 | 6.18% | 27.43% |
| 2021 | $45,210 | 12.74% | - |
| 2020 | $39,450 | 4.54% | - |
| 2019 | $37,660 | -0.27% | - |
| 2018 | $37,760 | 11.57% | - |
| 2017 | $33,390 | 3.98% | - |
| 2016 | $32,060 | -10.67% | - |
| 2015 | $35,480 | 1.49% | - |
| 2014 | $34,950 | 7.01% | - |
| 2013 | $32,500 | -7.60% | - |
| 2012 | $34,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $48,190, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for butchers and meat cutters in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $45,810). In comparison, the median annual salary of butchers and meat cutters in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 4.9 percent (4.9%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.