The annual salary statistics of surgical technologists in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of surgical technologists in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 | $39,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgical technologists 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 $62,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,130.
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 | $50,930 | 7.21% | 26.70% |
| 2021 | $47,260 | -6.14% | - |
| 2020 | $50,160 | 8.69% | - |
| 2019 | $45,800 | 2.16% | - |
| 2018 | $44,810 | 0.00% | - |
| 2017 | $44,810 | 3.68% | - |
| 2016 | $43,160 | 3.89% | - |
| 2015 | $41,480 | 7.09% | - |
| 2014 | $38,540 | -0.05% | - |
| 2013 | $38,560 | 3.19% | - |
| 2012 | $37,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,930 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for surgical technologists in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of surgical technologists in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 13.4 percent (13.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Cape Coral-Fort Myers and 28.0 percent (28.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.