The annual salary statistics of slaughterers and meat packers in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado is shown in Table 1. The wage information of slaughterers and meat packers in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield 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 | $31,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for slaughterers and meat packers in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,850.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of slaughterers and meat packers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $46,160 | 18.98% | 35.79% |
| 2021 | $37,400 | 0.13% | - |
| 2020 | $37,350 | 7.58% | - |
| 2019 | $34,520 | 7.91% | - |
| 2018 | $31,790 | -7.08% | - |
| 2017 | $34,040 | 1.70% | - |
| 2016 | $33,460 | 1.43% | - |
| 2015 | $32,980 | 10.13% | - |
| 2014 | $29,640 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $46,160, Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is the highest paying city for slaughterers and meat packers in state of Colorado, followed by East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $37,700). In comparison, the median annual salary of slaughterers and meat packers in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is 18.3 percent (18.3%) higher than that in East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Denver-Aurora-Broomfield | |
| East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Greeley | |
| Boulder |