The annual salary statistics of medical equipment preparers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical equipment preparers in Winston-Salem 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 | $33,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $50,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical equipment preparers in Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,800.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical equipment preparers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $36,020 | -0.94% | 26.26% |
| 2021 | $36,360 | 8.09% | - |
| 2020 | $33,420 | 0.87% | - |
| 2019 | $33,130 | -2.32% | - |
| 2018 | $33,900 | 9.76% | - |
| 2017 | $30,590 | 3.82% | - |
| 2016 | $29,420 | 1.84% | - |
| 2015 | $28,880 | 4.36% | - |
| 2014 | $27,620 | 1.74% | - |
| 2013 | $27,140 | 2.14% | - |
| 2012 | $26,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,020 in Winston-Salem is in the middle of salary range for medical equipment preparers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of medical equipment preparers in Winston-Salem is 24.1 percent (24.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 32.6 percent (32.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.