The annual salary statistics of surgical technologists in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of surgical technologists in Florence-Muscle Shoals 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 | $29,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,160 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgical technologists in Florence-Muscle Shoals, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,160. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,470.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of surgical technologists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $46,040 | 23.31% | 24.89% |
| 2021 | $35,310 | 1.90% | - |
| 2020 | $34,640 | -4.53% | - |
| 2019 | $36,210 | 4.25% | - |
| 2018 | $34,670 | -0.17% | - |
| 2017 | $34,730 | 1.32% | - |
| 2016 | $34,270 | 0.44% | - |
| 2013 | $34,120 | -1.35% | - |
| 2012 | $34,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,040 in Florence-Muscle Shoals is in the middle of salary range for surgical technologists in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of surgical technologists in Florence-Muscle Shoals is 5.1 percent (5.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntsville and 28.6 percent (28.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gadsden.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Huntsville | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Decatur | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Mobile | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Montgomery | |
| Dothan | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Gadsden |