The annual salary statistics of butchers and meat cutters in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of butchers and meat cutters in Huntington-Ashland 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 | $21,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $22,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $28,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $33,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $39,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for butchers and meat cutters in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $39,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $28,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,140.
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 | $28,590 | 14.87% | 23.02% |
| 2021 | $24,340 | -19.93% | - |
| 2020 | $29,190 | 3.46% | - |
| 2019 | $28,180 | 6.99% | - |
| 2018 | $26,210 | 9.84% | - |
| 2017 | $23,630 | 3.47% | - |
| 2016 | $22,810 | -0.88% | - |
| 2015 | $23,010 | -0.78% | - |
| 2014 | $23,190 | -4.79% | - |
| 2013 | $24,300 | 9.42% | - |
| 2012 | $22,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $28,590 in Huntington-Ashland is in the middle of salary range for butchers and meat cutters in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of butchers and meat cutters in Huntington-Ashland is 32.7 percent (32.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 16.6 percent (16.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area.