The annual salary statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of butchers and meat cutters in Lexington-Fayette 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 | $24,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,070 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for butchers and meat cutters in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $45,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,390.
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 | $34,190 | 11.44% | 18.28% |
| 2021 | $30,280 | -13.04% | - |
| 2020 | $34,230 | -1.78% | - |
| 2019 | $34,840 | -1.49% | - |
| 2018 | $35,360 | 2.18% | - |
| 2017 | $34,590 | 5.58% | - |
| 2016 | $32,660 | 1.13% | - |
| 2015 | $32,290 | -2.69% | - |
| 2014 | $33,160 | 1.87% | - |
| 2013 | $32,540 | 14.14% | - |
| 2012 | $27,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,190 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for butchers and meat cutters in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of butchers and meat cutters in Lexington-Fayette is 6.5 percent (6.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Louisville-Jefferson County and 19.6 percent (19.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Evansville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Owensboro | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Evansville |