The annual salary statistics of surgical technologists in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of surgical technologists in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin 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 | $37,320 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $60,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgical technologists in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,320.
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 | $51,830 | 9.92% | 25.76% |
| 2021 | $46,690 | 5.83% | - |
| 2020 | $43,970 | 1.86% | - |
| 2019 | $43,150 | -0.70% | - |
| 2018 | $43,450 | 3.94% | - |
| 2017 | $41,740 | 0.12% | - |
| 2016 | $41,690 | 3.05% | - |
| 2015 | $40,420 | 3.76% | - |
| 2014 | $38,900 | 0.00% | - |
| 2013 | $38,900 | 1.08% | - |
| 2012 | $38,480 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $51,830, Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is the second highest paying city for surgical technologists in state of Florida, following the highest paying city Cape Coral-Fort Myers (median annual salary of $58,830). Compared with Cape Coral-Fort Myers, the median annual salary of surgical technologists in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is 11.9 percent (11.9%) lower.