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Butchersand Meat Cutter Salary in Fort Smith, Oklahoma

The annual salary statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Fort Smith, Oklahoma is shown in Table 1. The wage data of butchers and meat cutters in Fort Smith 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 Fort Smith, Oklahoma

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$22,880
25th Percentile Wage	$26,880
50th Percentile Wage	$30,630
75th Percentile Wage	$35,880
90th Percentile Wage	$41,790

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for butchers and meat cutters in Fort Smith, Oklahoma in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $41,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,630. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,880.

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	$30,630	5.52%	10.19%
2021	$28,940	3.42%	-
2020	$27,950	9.05%	-
2019	$25,420	-6.73%	-
2018	$27,130	11.35%	-
2017	$24,050	-0.37%	-
2016	$24,140	5.22%	-
2015	$22,880	0.17%	-
2014	$22,840	1.05%	-
2013	$22,600	-21.73%	-
2012	$27,510	-	-

Table 2. Compare Butchersand Meat Cutter Salary in Fort Smith with Other Oklahoma Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,630 in Fort Smith is in the middle of salary range for butchers and meat cutters in state of Oklahoma. In comparison, the annual salary of butchers and meat cutters in Fort Smith is 14.7 percent (14.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Tulsa and 11.5 percent (11.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
Tulsa	$35,900
Lawton	$35,270
Oklahoma City	$35,160
Fort Smith	$30,630
Enid	$30,070
Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$28,790
Northeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$28,590
Southeastern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$27,170
Northwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$27,100