The annual salary statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage data of butchers and meat cutters in Des Moines-West Des Moines 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 | $27,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $41,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for butchers and meat cutters in Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $41,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,630.
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 | $30,490 | 1.61% | 16.43% |
| 2021 | $30,000 | 9.83% | - |
| 2020 | $27,050 | 6.40% | - |
| 2019 | $25,320 | 2.13% | - |
| 2018 | $24,780 | 2.30% | - |
| 2017 | $24,210 | 1.24% | - |
| 2016 | $23,910 | 2.55% | - |
| 2015 | $23,300 | -9.36% | - |
| 2014 | $25,480 | -0.94% | - |
| 2013 | $25,720 | 0.93% | - |
| 2012 | $25,480 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $30,490, Des Moines-West Des Moines is the second highest paying city for butchers and meat cutters in state of Iowa, following the highest paying city Davenport-Moline-Rock Island (median annual salary of $31,460). Compared with Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, the median annual salary of butchers and meat cutters in Des Moines-West Des Moines is 3.1 percent (3.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island | |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines | |
| Ames | |
| Cedar Rapids | |
| Dubuque | |
| Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Waterloo-Cedar Falls | |
| Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | |
| Iowa City |