The annual salary statistics of surgical technologists in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of surgical technologists in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton 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 | $37,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,640 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgical technologists in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,010.
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 | $43,710 | -5.67% | 10.09% |
| 2021 | $46,190 | 7.62% | - |
| 2020 | $42,670 | 5.60% | - |
| 2019 | $40,280 | 3.38% | - |
| 2018 | $38,920 | 2.29% | - |
| 2017 | $38,030 | -1.31% | - |
| 2016 | $38,530 | 0.80% | - |
| 2015 | $38,220 | 2.09% | - |
| 2014 | $37,420 | -6.07% | - |
| 2013 | $39,690 | 0.98% | - |
| 2012 | $39,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,710 in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is in the middle of salary range for surgical technologists in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of surgical technologists in Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton is 14.2 percent (14.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Greenville and 12.8 percent (12.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying New Bern.