The annual salary statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of butchers and meat cutters in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford 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 | $23,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,040 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $41,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for butchers and meat cutters in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $41,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,070.
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 | $34,720 | 12.79% | 21.11% |
| 2021 | $30,280 | -5.98% | - |
| 2020 | $32,090 | 6.29% | - |
| 2018 | $30,070 | 3.92% | - |
| 2017 | $28,890 | 6.06% | - |
| 2016 | $27,140 | 10.65% | - |
| 2015 | $24,250 | -1.73% | - |
| 2014 | $24,670 | -12.12% | - |
| 2013 | $27,660 | 0.98% | - |
| 2012 | $27,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,720 in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is in the middle of salary range for butchers and meat cutters in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of butchers and meat cutters in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is 4.8 percent (4.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News and 31.7 percent (31.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Richmond | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Roanoke | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Danville |