The annual salary statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of butchers and meat cutters in Michigan City-La Porte 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 | $18,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $29,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $37,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for butchers and meat cutters in Michigan City-La Porte, Indiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $37,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $29,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,040.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of butchers and meat cutters from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $29,460 | -21.28% | -4.79% |
| 2020 | $35,730 | 2.97% | - |
| 2019 | $34,670 | -1.64% | - |
| 2018 | $35,240 | 3.63% | - |
| 2017 | $33,960 | 0.59% | - |
| 2016 | $33,760 | 6.81% | - |
| 2014 | $31,460 | 3.81% | - |
| 2013 | $30,260 | -2.02% | - |
| 2012 | $30,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $29,460 in Michigan City-La Porte is in the middle of salary range for butchers and meat cutters in state of Indiana. In comparison, the annual salary of butchers and meat cutters in Michigan City-La Porte is 6.7 percent (6.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Fort Wayne and 11.3 percent (11.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Terre Haute.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Fort Wayne | |
| Kokomo | |
| Lafayette-West Lafayette | |
| Lafayette | |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Michigan City-La Porte | |
| Columbus | |
| Gary | |
| Elkhart-Goshen | |
| Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Indianapolis-Carmel | |
| Muncie | |
| Bloomington | |
| Anderson | |
| Terre Haute |