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Slaughterer and Meat Packer Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

The annual salary statistics of slaughterers and meat packers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of slaughterers and meat packers 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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Slaughterers and Meat Packers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,390
25th Percentile Wage
$21,390
50th Percentile Wage
$21,400
75th Percentile Wage
$24,350
90th Percentile Wage
$28,020

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for slaughterers and meat packers 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 $28,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,390.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of slaughterers and meat packers from 2012 to 2017. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$21,400
-2.43% -2.43%
2016
$21,920
-59.31% -
2015
$34,920
37.23% -
2012
$21,920
- -

Table 2. Compare Slaughterer and Meat Packer Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $21,400, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the lowest paying city for slaughterers and meat packers in state of California, following city of San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $37,870). Compared with the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of slaughterers and meat packers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 43.5 percent (43.5%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$37,870
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$33,830
Stockton
$32,040
Modesto
$32,030
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$31,780
Merced
$30,840
Fresno
$30,720
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$29,600
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$29,100
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$28,020
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$24,360
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$24,040
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$22,410
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$21,400

See also: Top paying jobs in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California.