The annual salary statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of butchers and meat cutters in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol 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 | $22,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $26,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $42,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for butchers and meat cutters in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $42,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,880.
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 | $33,290 | 13.43% | 26.46% |
| 2021 | $28,820 | -5.83% | - |
| 2020 | $30,500 | 1.51% | - |
| 2019 | $30,040 | 0.07% | - |
| 2018 | $30,020 | 3.90% | - |
| 2017 | $28,850 | 0.76% | - |
| 2016 | $28,630 | 2.48% | - |
| 2015 | $27,920 | 6.16% | - |
| 2014 | $26,200 | 0.88% | - |
| 2013 | $25,970 | 5.74% | - |
| 2012 | $24,480 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,290 in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol 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 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol is 8.7 percent (8.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News and 28.8 percent (28.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.