The annual salary statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $26,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $54,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for butchers and meat cutters in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,120.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of butchers and meat cutters from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $44,110 | 3.51% | 6.08% |
| 2016 | $42,560 | 14.71% | - |
| 2015 | $36,300 | 3.39% | - |
| 2014 | $35,070 | -13.12% | - |
| 2013 | $39,670 | -4.44% | - |
| 2012 | $41,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,110 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 12.5 percent (12.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 17.8 percent (17.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area.