The annual salary statistics of slaughterers and meat packers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of slaughterers and meat packers 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 | $29,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $37,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $45,020 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for slaughterers and meat packers 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 $45,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,120.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of slaughterers and meat packers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $36,300 | 13.86% | 30.66% |
| 2021 | $31,270 | 3.61% | - |
| 2020 | $30,140 | 2.75% | - |
| 2019 | $29,310 | 2.12% | - |
| 2018 | $28,690 | 2.02% | - |
| 2017 | $28,110 | 6.19% | - |
| 2016 | $26,370 | 0.91% | - |
| 2015 | $26,130 | 6.81% | - |
| 2014 | $24,350 | -3.82% | - |
| 2013 | $25,280 | 0.44% | - |
| 2012 | $25,170 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,300, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for slaughterers and meat packers in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Reading (median annual salary of $37,010). Compared with Reading, the median annual salary of slaughterers and meat packers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 1.9 percent (1.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Reading | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Lebanon | |
| Lancaster | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre | |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman | |
| East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Newark-Union |