The annual salary statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of butchers and meat cutters in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $33,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $55,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for butchers and meat cutters in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,280.
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 | $44,940 | 2.58% | 13.08% |
| 2021 | $43,780 | 8.89% | - |
| 2020 | $39,890 | 2.48% | - |
| 2019 | $38,900 | 2.57% | - |
| 2018 | $37,900 | -2.48% | - |
| 2017 | $38,840 | 3.42% | - |
| 2016 | $37,510 | -2.96% | - |
| 2015 | $38,620 | -0.41% | - |
| 2014 | $38,780 | -1.99% | - |
| 2013 | $39,550 | 1.24% | - |
| 2012 | $39,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,940 in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 10.9 percent (10.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 19.3 percent (19.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.