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Butchersand Meat Cutter Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$19,410
25th Percentile Wage
$24,160
50th Percentile Wage
$32,790
75th Percentile Wage
$40,680
90th Percentile Wage
$48,110

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for butchers and meat cutters in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,410.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of butchers and meat cutters from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$32,790
-12.32% 4.48%
2016
$36,830
-0.30% -
2015
$36,940
9.61% -
2014
$33,390
3.26% -
2013
$32,300
3.03% -
2012
$31,320
- -

Table 2. Compare Butchersand Meat Cutter Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,790 in Philadelphia is in the middle of salary range for butchers and meat cutters in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of butchers and meat cutters in Philadelphia is 19.1 percent (19.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 12.6 percent (12.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Johnstown.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$40,550
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$39,850
Reading
$38,890
Lancaster
$38,660
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$38,610
York-Hanover
$38,380
East Stroudsburg
$38,280
Chambersburg-Waynesboro
$37,700
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$36,910
Pittsburgh
$36,860
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$36,480
Altoona
$36,350
Gettysburg
$35,980
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$35,950
Lebanon
$35,940
State College
$35,380
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$34,650
Erie
$34,640
Philadelphia
$32,790
Newark-Union
$30,320
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$30,160
Williamsport
$30,160
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$29,430
Johnstown
$28,660