The annual salary statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa is shown in Table 1. The wage information of butchers and meat cutters in Waterloo-Cedar Falls 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 | $25,910 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for butchers and meat cutters in Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $25,910.
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 | $29,180 | -0.34% | 24.37% |
| 2021 | $29,280 | 11.95% | - |
| 2020 | $25,780 | 0.62% | - |
| 2019 | $25,620 | 9.56% | - |
| 2016 | $23,170 | 6.43% | - |
| 2015 | $21,680 | 1.11% | - |
| 2014 | $21,440 | -1.35% | - |
| 2013 | $21,730 | -1.56% | - |
| 2012 | $22,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,180 in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is in the middle of salary range for butchers and meat cutters in state of Iowa. In comparison, the annual salary of butchers and meat cutters in Waterloo-Cedar Falls is 7.2 percent (7.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Davenport-Moline-Rock Island and .4 percent (.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Iowa City.
| 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 |