The annual salary statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of butchers and meat cutters in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland 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 | $30,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $55,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for butchers and meat cutters in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,140.
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 | $38,400 | 2.21% | 12.92% |
| 2021 | $37,550 | 8.02% | - |
| 2020 | $34,540 | 0.55% | - |
| 2019 | $34,350 | -1.16% | - |
| 2018 | $34,750 | -2.50% | - |
| 2017 | $35,620 | 5.70% | - |
| 2016 | $33,590 | 29.15% | - |
| 2015 | $23,800 | -1.68% | - |
| 2014 | $24,200 | -1.90% | - |
| 2013 | $24,660 | -35.60% | - |
| 2012 | $33,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,400 in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is in the middle of salary range for butchers and meat cutters in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of butchers and meat cutters in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 23.8 percent (23.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 5.6 percent (5.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.