The annual salary statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of butchers and meat cutters in Hagerstown-Martinsburg 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 | $27,060 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for butchers and meat cutters in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,060.
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 | $36,870 | -1.08% | 11.26% |
| 2021 | $37,270 | 4.43% | - |
| 2020 | $35,620 | 4.41% | - |
| 2019 | $34,050 | -1.82% | - |
| 2018 | $34,670 | 2.11% | - |
| 2017 | $33,940 | 6.42% | - |
| 2016 | $31,760 | 5.79% | - |
| 2015 | $29,920 | -0.64% | - |
| 2014 | $30,110 | -2.89% | - |
| 2013 | $30,980 | -5.62% | - |
| 2012 | $32,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $36,870, Hagerstown-Martinsburg is the second highest paying city for butchers and meat cutters in state of West Virginia, following the highest paying city Washington-Arlington-Alexandria (median annual salary of $42,460). Compared with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, the median annual salary of butchers and meat cutters in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is 13.2 percent (13.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Winchester | |
| Charleston | |
| Morgantown | |
| Wheeling | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Weirton-Steubenville | |
| Steubenville-Weirton | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Beckley | |
| Cumberland | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area |