The annual salary statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of butchers and meat cutters in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 | $28,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for butchers and meat cutters in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,230.
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 | $39,850 | 6.22% | 15.61% |
| 2021 | $37,370 | 4.60% | - |
| 2020 | $35,650 | 4.85% | - |
| 2019 | $33,920 | 3.60% | - |
| 2018 | $32,700 | 5.26% | - |
| 2017 | $30,980 | 1.58% | - |
| 2016 | $30,490 | -3.97% | - |
| 2015 | $31,700 | 0.54% | - |
| 2014 | $31,530 | -9.32% | - |
| 2013 | $34,470 | 2.44% | - |
| 2012 | $33,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $39,850, Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is the second highest paying city for butchers and meat cutters in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington (median annual salary of $40,550). Compared with Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, the median annual salary of butchers and meat cutters in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 1.7 percent (1.7%) lower.