The annual salary statistics of surgical technologists in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of surgical technologists in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 | $36,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,820 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $58,330 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgical technologists in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $58,330. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,660.
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 | $47,300 | 1.40% | 23.07% |
| 2021 | $46,640 | 8.30% | - |
| 2020 | $42,770 | 1.26% | - |
| 2019 | $42,230 | 8.88% | - |
| 2018 | $38,480 | 1.53% | - |
| 2017 | $37,890 | -0.37% | - |
| 2016 | $38,030 | 2.05% | - |
| 2015 | $37,250 | 2.44% | - |
| 2014 | $36,340 | 1.02% | - |
| 2013 | $35,970 | -1.17% | - |
| 2012 | $36,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,300 in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is in the middle of salary range for surgical technologists in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of surgical technologists in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is 19.6 percent (19.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Cape Coral-Fort Myers and 22.5 percent (22.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.