The annual salary statistics of surgical technologists in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of surgical technologists in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton 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 | $34,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgical technologists in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $56,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,010.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of surgical technologists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $44,270 | 0.77% | 14.77% |
| 2016 | $43,930 | -0.82% | - |
| 2015 | $44,290 | 5.26% | - |
| 2014 | $41,960 | 6.01% | - |
| 2013 | $39,440 | 4.34% | - |
| 2012 | $37,730 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,270 in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is in the middle of salary range for surgical technologists in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of surgical technologists in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is 24.7 percent (24.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Cape Coral-Fort Myers and 17.2 percent (17.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.