The annual salary statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of butchers and meat cutters in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 | $30,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for butchers and meat cutters in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,360.
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 | $39,290 | 5.50% | 30.62% |
| 2021 | $37,130 | -1.72% | - |
| 2020 | $37,770 | 3.94% | - |
| 2019 | $36,280 | 3.25% | - |
| 2018 | $35,100 | 7.69% | - |
| 2017 | $32,400 | 7.44% | - |
| 2016 | $29,990 | 5.60% | - |
| 2015 | $28,310 | -0.35% | - |
| 2014 | $28,410 | 4.96% | - |
| 2013 | $27,000 | -0.96% | - |
| 2012 | $27,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $39,290, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is the second highest paying city for butchers and meat cutters in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort (median annual salary of $39,370). Compared with Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, the median annual salary of butchers and meat cutters in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is .2 percent (.2%) lower.