The annual salary statistics of slaughterers and meat packers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of slaughterers and meat packers 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 | $32,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,380 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for slaughterers and meat packers 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 $44,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,380. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,260.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of slaughterers and meat packers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $38,380 | 4.35% | 15.87% |
| 2021 | $36,710 | 10.84% | - |
| 2020 | $32,730 | 6.36% | - |
| 2019 | $30,650 | 7.83% | - |
| 2018 | $28,250 | -0.96% | - |
| 2017 | $28,520 | 0.84% | - |
| 2016 | $28,280 | -9.26% | - |
| 2015 | $30,900 | 1.52% | - |
| 2014 | $30,430 | -16.27% | - |
| 2013 | $35,380 | 8.73% | - |
| 2012 | $32,290 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $38,380, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the second highest paying city for slaughterers and meat packers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $40,370). Compared with Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, the median annual salary of slaughterers and meat packers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 4.9 percent (4.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Longview | |
| Yakima | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Spokane |