The annual salary statistics of slaughterers and meat packers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage data of slaughterers and meat packers 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 | $17,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $23,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $29,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for slaughterers and meat packers 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 $33,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $23,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,060.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of slaughterers and meat packers from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $23,440 | 19.16% | 15.83% |
| 2019 | $18,950 | -3.27% | - |
| 2018 | $19,570 | -0.26% | - |
| 2017 | $19,620 | -0.56% | - |
| 2016 | $19,730 | -1.88% | - |
| 2015 | $20,100 | 1.84% | - |
| 2012 | $19,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $23,440, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is the second highest paying city for slaughterers and meat packers in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $29,020). Compared with Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of slaughterers and meat packers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 19.2 percent (19.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| Monroe | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City |