The annual salary statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of butchers and meat cutters in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $27,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for butchers and meat cutters in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,610.
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 | $36,910 | 3.20% | 8.72% |
| 2021 | $35,730 | 10.41% | - |
| 2020 | $32,010 | 12.15% | - |
| 2019 | $28,120 | 2.13% | - |
| 2018 | $27,520 | -4.72% | - |
| 2017 | $28,820 | -8.71% | - |
| 2016 | $31,330 | -4.12% | - |
| 2015 | $32,620 | -1.93% | - |
| 2014 | $33,250 | -4.78% | - |
| 2013 | $34,840 | 3.30% | - |
| 2012 | $33,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,910 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 9.0 percent (9.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 22.4 percent (22.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Johnstown.