The annual salary statistics of surgical technologists in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of surgical technologists in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $39,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,850 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgical technologists in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,990.
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 | $50,300 | 5.23% | 21.09% |
| 2021 | $47,670 | -2.69% | - |
| 2020 | $48,950 | -3.60% | - |
| 2019 | $50,710 | 3.17% | - |
| 2018 | $49,100 | 2.67% | - |
| 2017 | $47,790 | 8.27% | - |
| 2016 | $43,840 | 2.33% | - |
| 2015 | $42,820 | 7.31% | - |
| 2012 | $39,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,300 in Raleigh-Cary is in the middle of salary range for surgical technologists in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of surgical technologists in Raleigh-Cary is 1.2 percent (1.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Greenville and 24.2 percent (24.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying New Bern.