The annual salary statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Staunton-Waynesboro 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 | $23,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for butchers and meat cutters in Staunton-Waynesboro, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,580.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of butchers and meat cutters from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $34,820 | 11.89% | 14.27% |
| 2017 | $30,680 | 2.71% | - |
| 2016 | $29,850 | 4.02% | - |
| 2015 | $28,650 | -4.19% | - |
| 2012 | $29,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $34,820 in Staunton-Waynesboro 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 Staunton-Waynesboro is 4.5 percent (4.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News and 31.9 percent (31.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.