The annual salary statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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 | $29,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for butchers and meat cutters in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,670.
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 | $38,990 | 3.69% | 27.29% |
| 2021 | $37,550 | 5.49% | - |
| 2020 | $35,490 | 3.52% | - |
| 2019 | $34,240 | 9.00% | - |
| 2018 | $31,160 | 1.44% | - |
| 2017 | $30,710 | 2.51% | - |
| 2016 | $29,940 | -2.37% | - |
| 2015 | $30,650 | 0.07% | - |
| 2014 | $30,630 | 5.06% | - |
| 2013 | $29,080 | 2.51% | - |
| 2012 | $28,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,990, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the highest paying city for butchers and meat cutters in state of Tennessee, followed by Knoxville (median annual salary $36,740). In comparison, the median annual salary of butchers and meat cutters in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 5.8 percent (5.8%) higher than that in Knoxville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Knoxville | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Clarksville | |
| Memphis | |
| Johnson City | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Morristown | |
| Jackson | |
| Cleveland |