The annual salary statistics of medical equipment preparers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical equipment preparers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford 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 | $29,490 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $47,250 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical equipment preparers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $47,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,490.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical equipment preparers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $37,310 | 9.62% | 16.24% |
| 2020 | $33,720 | -0.30% | - |
| 2019 | $33,820 | 6.95% | - |
| 2018 | $31,470 | 5.08% | - |
| 2017 | $29,870 | 1.10% | - |
| 2016 | $29,540 | -5.99% | - |
| 2015 | $31,310 | 4.22% | - |
| 2014 | $29,990 | -2.20% | - |
| 2013 | $30,650 | -1.96% | - |
| 2012 | $31,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,310 in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is in the middle of salary range for medical equipment preparers in state of Maine. In comparison, the annual salary of medical equipment preparers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is 4.9 percent (4.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area and 20.6 percent (20.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lewiston-Auburn.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Bangor | |
| Lewiston-Auburn |