The annual salary statistics of surgical technologists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of surgical technologists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $39,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,740 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgical technologists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,740. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,920.
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 | $61,740 | 23.87% | 28.36% |
| 2021 | $47,000 | 4.34% | - |
| 2020 | $44,960 | 1.40% | - |
| 2019 | $44,330 | -8.84% | - |
| 2018 | $48,250 | -7.38% | - |
| 2017 | $51,810 | 4.23% | - |
| 2016 | $49,620 | 10.48% | - |
| 2015 | $44,420 | 1.80% | - |
| 2014 | $43,620 | 2.98% | - |
| 2013 | $42,320 | -4.51% | - |
| 2012 | $44,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,740 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for surgical technologists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of surgical technologists in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 27.3 percent (27.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 25.2 percent (25.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Hanford-Corcoran.