The annual salary statistics of butchers and meat cutters in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of butchers and meat cutters in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island 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 | $31,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $54,960 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,210 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for butchers and meat cutters in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,210. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,200.
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 | $40,340 | 7.14% | -8.38% |
| 2021 | $37,460 | 21.44% | - |
| 2020 | $29,430 | -20.93% | - |
| 2019 | $35,590 | 6.21% | - |
| 2018 | $33,380 | -5.03% | - |
| 2017 | $35,060 | -0.06% | - |
| 2016 | $35,080 | -8.69% | - |
| 2015 | $38,130 | -3.38% | - |
| 2014 | $39,420 | -5.81% | - |
| 2013 | $41,710 | -4.82% | - |
| 2012 | $43,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,340, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the second highest paying city for butchers and meat cutters in state of New York, following the highest paying city Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown (median annual salary of $44,420). Compared with Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown, the median annual salary of butchers and meat cutters in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 9.2 percent (9.2%) lower.