The annual salary statistics of surgical technologists in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of surgical technologists in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach 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 | $30,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgical technologists in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,880.
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 | $46,170 | 0.02% | 23.72% |
| 2021 | $46,160 | 11.83% | - |
| 2020 | $40,700 | 1.35% | - |
| 2019 | $40,150 | 2.12% | - |
| 2018 | $39,300 | 2.82% | - |
| 2017 | $38,190 | 0.31% | - |
| 2016 | $38,070 | 2.29% | - |
| 2015 | $37,200 | 3.52% | - |
| 2014 | $35,890 | 1.28% | - |
| 2013 | $35,430 | 0.59% | - |
| 2012 | $35,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,170 in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach is in the middle of salary range for surgical technologists in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of surgical technologists in Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach is 21.5 percent (21.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Cape Coral-Fort Myers and 20.6 percent (20.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.