The annual salary statistics of surgical technologists in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of surgical technologists in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota 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 | $39,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgical technologists in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,170.
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 | $50,990 | 6.51% | 22.18% |
| 2021 | $47,670 | 2.12% | - |
| 2020 | $46,660 | 4.52% | - |
| 2019 | $44,550 | 1.55% | - |
| 2018 | $43,860 | 1.57% | - |
| 2017 | $43,170 | 4.86% | - |
| 2016 | $41,070 | -0.63% | - |
| 2015 | $41,330 | 1.60% | - |
| 2014 | $40,670 | 0.15% | - |
| 2013 | $40,610 | 2.29% | - |
| 2012 | $39,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,990 in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota is in the middle of salary range for surgical technologists in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of surgical technologists in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota is 13.3 percent (13.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Cape Coral-Fort Myers and 28.1 percent (28.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.