The annual salary statistics of slaughterers and meat packers in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of slaughterers and meat packers 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 | $18,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $18,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $20,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $27,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for slaughterers and meat packers 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 $27,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $18,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,720.
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 | $18,720 | -1.76% | -1.76% |
| 2015 | $19,050 | 3.10% | - |
| 2014 | $18,460 | 0.38% | - |
| 2013 | $18,390 | -3.59% | - |
| 2012 | $19,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $18,720, Huntington-Ashland is the lowest paying city for slaughterers and meat packers in state of West Virginia, following city of Hagerstown-Martinsburg (median annual salary of $30,010). In comparison, the median annual salary of slaughterers and meat packers in Huntington-Ashland is 37.6 percent (37.6%) lower than that in the highest paying city Hagerstown-Martinsburg.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Huntington-Ashland |