The annual salary statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of butchers and meat cutters in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $22,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for butchers and meat cutters in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,900.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of butchers and meat cutters from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $37,980 | 0.00% | -13.32% |
| 2016 | $37,980 | -19.22% | - |
| 2015 | $45,280 | 2.25% | - |
| 2014 | $44,260 | 3.59% | - |
| 2013 | $42,670 | -0.87% | - |
| 2012 | $43,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,980 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for butchers and meat cutters in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of butchers and meat cutters in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 23.1 percent (23.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Taunton-Norton-Raynham and 4.5 percent (4.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Peabody.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| New Bedford | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Framingham | |
| Worcester | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Springfield | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Peabody |