The annual salary statistics of surgical technologists in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of surgical technologists in Kalamazoo-Portage 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 | $40,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,640 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgical technologists in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,640.
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 | $58,350 | 19.69% | 27.57% |
| 2021 | $46,860 | -3.05% | - |
| 2019 | $48,290 | 7.31% | - |
| 2016 | $44,760 | -0.54% | - |
| 2015 | $45,000 | 2.64% | - |
| 2014 | $43,810 | 3.54% | - |
| 2012 | $42,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $58,350, Kalamazoo-Portage is the second highest paying city for surgical technologists in state of Michigan, following the highest paying city Ann Arbor (median annual salary of $59,690). Compared with Ann Arbor, the median annual salary of surgical technologists in Kalamazoo-Portage is 2.2 percent (2.2%) lower.