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Butchersand Meat Cutter Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of butchers and meat cutters in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 Butchers and Meat Cutters in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$21,230
25th Percentile Wage
$23,470
50th Percentile Wage
$29,280
75th Percentile Wage
$38,470
90th Percentile Wage
$49,300

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for butchers and meat cutters in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,230.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of butchers and meat cutters from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$29,280
11.41% 9.70%
2016
$25,940
0.42% -
2015
$25,830
7.59% -
2014
$23,870
-4.36% -
2013
$24,910
-6.14% -
2012
$26,440
- -

Table 2. Compare Butchersand Meat Cutter Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,280 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 30.1 percent (30.1%) lower than that in the highest paying West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area and 6.3 percent (6.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$41,870
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$36,260
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$36,140
Kankakee-Bradley
$35,890
Carbondale-Marion
$35,120
Champaign-Urbana
$34,420
Decatur
$34,190
Springfield
$33,550
Bloomington
$32,980
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$32,740
Danville
$32,490
Rockford
$30,410
Peoria
$29,670
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$29,280
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$27,880
Bloomington-Normal
$27,430