The annual salary statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of butchers and meat cutters in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $18,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $41,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for butchers and meat cutters in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,860.
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 | $30,230 | 21.96% | 37.35% |
| 2021 | $23,590 | 20.90% | - |
| 2019 | $18,660 | -4.88% | - |
| 2018 | $19,570 | 0.36% | - |
| 2017 | $19,500 | -31.79% | - |
| 2016 | $25,700 | 11.05% | - |
| 2015 | $22,860 | 13.43% | - |
| 2014 | $19,790 | 0.86% | - |
| 2013 | $19,620 | 3.47% | - |
| 2012 | $18,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,230 in Brownsville-Harlingen is in the middle of salary range for butchers and meat cutters in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of butchers and meat cutters in Brownsville-Harlingen is 28.7 percent (28.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Corpus Christi and 21.2 percent (21.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fort Worth-Arlington.