The annual salary statistics of slaughterers and meat packers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of slaughterers and meat packers in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $28,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $34,150 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $34,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for slaughterers and meat packers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $34,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,800.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of slaughterers and meat packers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $34,150 | 38.51% | 40.38% |
| 2019 | $21,000 | -0.71% | - |
| 2018 | $21,150 | -5.06% | - |
| 2017 | $22,220 | 8.37% | - |
| 2016 | $20,360 | 1.28% | - |
| 2014 | $20,100 | -1.29% | - |
| 2012 | $20,360 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $34,150, Raleigh-Cary is the highest paying city for slaughterers and meat packers in state of North Carolina, followed by Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $31,490). In comparison, the median annual salary of slaughterers and meat packers in Raleigh-Cary is 7.8 percent (7.8%) higher than that in Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.