The annual salary statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Carbondale-Marion, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of butchers and meat cutters in Carbondale-Marion 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 | $24,960 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $41,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for butchers and meat cutters in Carbondale-Marion, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $41,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,960.
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 | $35,120 | 33.71% | 29.53% |
| 2020 | $23,280 | 2.32% | - |
| 2019 | $22,740 | -35.49% | - |
| 2018 | $30,810 | 16.13% | - |
| 2017 | $25,840 | 4.22% | - |
| 2016 | $24,750 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $24,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,120 in Carbondale-Marion is in the middle of salary range for butchers and meat cutters in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of butchers and meat cutters in Carbondale-Marion is 16.1 percent (16.1%) lower than that in the highest paying West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area and 21.9 percent (21.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.