The annual salary statistics of butchers and meat cutters in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of butchers and meat cutters in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 | $22,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $25,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for butchers and meat cutters in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,660.
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 | $30,850 | 6.58% | 12.61% |
| 2021 | $28,820 | 10.41% | - |
| 2020 | $25,820 | -4.96% | - |
| 2019 | $27,100 | -11.44% | - |
| 2018 | $30,200 | 8.21% | - |
| 2017 | $27,720 | 2.85% | - |
| 2016 | $26,930 | 0.52% | - |
| 2015 | $26,790 | -13.29% | - |
| 2014 | $30,350 | 8.30% | - |
| 2013 | $27,830 | 3.13% | - |
| 2012 | $26,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $30,850, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is the highest paying city for butchers and meat cutters in state of Louisiana, followed by Shreveport-Bossier City (median annual salary $30,800). In comparison, the median annual salary of butchers and meat cutters in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is .2 percent (.2%) higher than that in Shreveport-Bossier City.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Lafayette | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hammond | |
| Alexandria | |
| Monroe | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hammond nonmetropolitan area |