The annual salary statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage information of butchers and meat cutters in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $23,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for butchers and meat cutters in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,810.
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 | $36,560 | 10.37% | 17.83% |
| 2021 | $32,770 | 1.19% | - |
| 2020 | $32,380 | -5.19% | - |
| 2019 | $34,060 | 0.26% | - |
| 2018 | $33,970 | 5.12% | - |
| 2017 | $32,230 | -0.96% | - |
| 2016 | $32,540 | 4.12% | - |
| 2015 | $31,200 | -5.00% | - |
| 2014 | $32,760 | 4.88% | - |
| 2013 | $31,160 | 3.59% | - |
| 2012 | $30,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,560, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for butchers and meat cutters in state of Kentucky, followed by Elizabethtown (median annual salary $36,130). In comparison, the median annual salary of butchers and meat cutters in Louisville-Jefferson County is 1.2 percent (1.2%) higher than that in Elizabethtown.
| 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 |