The annual salary statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of butchers and meat cutters in Shreveport-Bossier City 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 | $21,890 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $40,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for butchers and meat cutters in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $40,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,890.
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 | $30,800 | 3.38% | 17.95% |
| 2021 | $29,760 | 19.83% | - |
| 2020 | $23,860 | -2.68% | - |
| 2019 | $24,500 | 2.90% | - |
| 2018 | $23,790 | -15.43% | - |
| 2017 | $27,460 | 27.46% | - |
| 2016 | $19,920 | 4.22% | - |
| 2015 | $19,080 | 0.42% | - |
| 2014 | $19,000 | -10.00% | - |
| 2013 | $20,900 | -20.91% | - |
| 2012 | $25,270 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $30,800, Shreveport-Bossier City is the second highest paying city for butchers and meat cutters in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner (median annual salary of $30,850). Compared with New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, the median annual salary of butchers and meat cutters in Shreveport-Bossier City is .2 percent (.2%) lower.
| 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 |