The salary statistics of surgical technologists in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government are shown in Table 1. In Table 2 we compare surgical technologists salaries in different industries within the federal, state, and local government sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $32,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $53,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgical technologists in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) surgical technologists is $62,500. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $44,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent paid surgical technologists is $32,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of surgical technologists in the industry sector of federal, state, and local government from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $44,330 | 15.38% | 17.53% |
| 2017 | $37,510 | 2.53% | - |
| 2016 | $36,560 | 2.05% | - |
| 2015 | $35,810 | 1.01% | - |
| 2014 | $35,450 | 1.97% | - |
| 2013 | $34,750 | -5.21% | - |
| 2012 | $36,560 | - | - |
Data source: The national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in 2018 and published in April 2019 [1].