The annual salary statistics of slaughterers and meat packers in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of slaughterers and meat packers in Dallas-Plano-Irving 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 | $17,020 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $21,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $27,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $33,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for slaughterers and meat packers in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $33,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $21,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,020.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of slaughterers and meat packers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $21,960 | 12.02% | 18.62% |
| 2016 | $19,320 | -3.62% | - |
| 2015 | $20,020 | 1.95% | - |
| 2014 | $19,630 | 2.75% | - |
| 2013 | $19,090 | 6.39% | - |
| 2012 | $17,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $21,960 in Dallas-Plano-Irving is in the middle of salary range for slaughterers and meat packers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of slaughterers and meat packers in Dallas-Plano-Irving is 44.9 percent (44.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area and 15.8 percent (15.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying McAllen-Edinburg-Mission.