The annual salary statistics of meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $34,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,310 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,520.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $37,190 | 6.16% | 36.06% |
| 2021 | $34,900 | -1.03% | - |
| 2020 | $35,260 | 4.08% | - |
| 2019 | $33,820 | 13.60% | - |
| 2018 | $29,220 | 5.58% | - |
| 2017 | $27,590 | 3.62% | - |
| 2016 | $26,590 | 7.30% | - |
| 2015 | $24,650 | 4.18% | - |
| 2014 | $23,620 | 5.04% | - |
| 2013 | $22,430 | -6.02% | - |
| 2012 | $23,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $37,190, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the second highest paying city for meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Olympia (median annual salary of $42,580). Compared with Olympia, the median annual salary of meat, poultry, and fish cutters and trimmers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 12.7 percent (12.7%) lower.