The annual and hourly salary statistics of medical appliance technicians in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage statistics of medical appliance technicians in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $22,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical appliance technicians in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,820.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical appliance technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $37,690 | 14.41% | 7.40% |
| 2016 | $32,260 | 15.72% | - |
| 2015 | $27,190 | -14.97% | - |
| 2014 | $31,260 | -30.74% | - |
| 2013 | $40,870 | 14.61% | - |
| 2012 | $34,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,690 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for medical appliance technicians in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of medical appliance technicians in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 29.9 percent (29.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach and 20.3 percent (20.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach | |
| Jacksonville | |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach | |
| Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach | |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach | |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford | |
| Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater | |
| Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall | |
| Gainesville | |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota |