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Butchersand Meat Cutter Salary in Las Cruces, New Mexico

The annual salary statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Las Cruces, New Mexico is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Las Cruces is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Butchers and Meat Cutters in Las Cruces, New Mexico

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$23,920
25th Percentile Wage	$25,000
50th Percentile Wage	$33,500
75th Percentile Wage	$39,820
90th Percentile Wage	$47,690

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for butchers and meat cutters in Las Cruces, New Mexico in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,500. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,920.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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	$33,500	9.07%	26.75%
2021	$30,460	0.76%	-
2020	$30,230	6.35%	-
2019	$28,310	11.59%	-
2018	$25,030	6.27%	-
2017	$23,460	1.24%	-
2016	$23,170	-36.81%	-
2015	$31,700	0.95%	-
2014	$31,400	13.79%	-
2013	$27,070	9.35%	-
2012	$24,540	-	-

Table 2. Compare Butchersand Meat Cutter Salary in Las Cruces with Other New Mexico Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,500 in Las Cruces is in the middle of salary range for butchers and meat cutters in state of New Mexico. In comparison, the annual salary of butchers and meat cutters in Las Cruces is 11.0 percent (11.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Santa Fe and 18.5 percent (18.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Santa Fe	$37,660
Albuquerque	$35,420
Farmington	$33,670
Las Cruces	$33,500
Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$31,680
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$31,450
North and West Central New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$30,030
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area	$27,300