The annual salary statistics of slaughterers and meat packers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of slaughterers and meat packers 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 | $18,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,770 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for slaughterers and meat packers 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 $70,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,360.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of slaughterers and meat packers from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $28,510 | 10.94% | 33.57% |
| 2019 | $25,390 | 3.94% | - |
| 2017 | $24,390 | 5.74% | - |
| 2016 | $22,990 | 12.74% | - |
| 2015 | $20,060 | -18.89% | - |
| 2014 | $23,850 | -31.28% | - |
| 2013 | $31,310 | 39.51% | - |
| 2012 | $18,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,510 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for slaughterers and meat packers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of slaughterers and meat packers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 23.0 percent (23.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Reading and 17.9 percent (17.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Newark-Union.
| 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 |