The annual salary statistics of surgical technologists in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of surgical technologists in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $39,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,510 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,300 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgical technologists in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,550.
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 | $51,370 | 4.69% | 19.70% |
| 2021 | $48,960 | 7.66% | - |
| 2020 | $45,210 | 1.66% | - |
| 2019 | $44,460 | -4.63% | - |
| 2018 | $46,520 | 1.74% | - |
| 2017 | $45,710 | 3.57% | - |
| 2016 | $44,080 | 4.88% | - |
| 2015 | $41,930 | 3.36% | - |
| 2014 | $40,520 | -0.54% | - |
| 2013 | $40,740 | -1.25% | - |
| 2012 | $41,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $51,370, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for surgical technologists in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Evansville (median annual salary of $56,280). Compared with Evansville, the median annual salary of surgical technologists in Louisville-Jefferson County is 8.7 percent (8.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Owensboro | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |