The annual salary statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of butchers and meat cutters in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $27,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for butchers and meat cutters in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,850.
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 | $40,550 | 4.81% | 18.79% |
| 2021 | $38,600 | -17.05% | - |
| 2020 | $45,180 | 2.86% | - |
| 2019 | $43,890 | 9.27% | - |
| 2018 | $39,820 | 12.26% | - |
| 2017 | $34,940 | -5.84% | - |
| 2016 | $36,980 | 5.46% | - |
| 2015 | $34,960 | 3.43% | - |
| 2014 | $33,760 | 3.02% | - |
| 2013 | $32,740 | -0.58% | - |
| 2012 | $32,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,550, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the highest paying city for butchers and meat cutters in state of Pennsylvania, followed by Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton (median annual salary $39,850). In comparison, the median annual salary of butchers and meat cutters in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 1.7 percent (1.7%) higher than that in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton.