The annual salary statistics of surgical technologists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of surgical technologists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $49,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $84,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgical technologists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $84,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,130.
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 | $76,040 | 1.13% | 28.92% |
| 2021 | $75,180 | 13.57% | - |
| 2020 | $64,980 | 3.37% | - |
| 2019 | $62,790 | 4.59% | - |
| 2018 | $59,910 | 1.94% | - |
| 2017 | $58,750 | 6.03% | - |
| 2016 | $55,210 | 0.38% | - |
| 2015 | $55,000 | 1.00% | - |
| 2014 | $54,450 | -0.77% | - |
| 2013 | $54,870 | 1.49% | - |
| 2012 | $54,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,040 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for surgical technologists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of surgical technologists in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 10.5 percent (10.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 39.2 percent (39.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Hanford-Corcoran.