The annual salary statistics of medical equipment preparers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical equipment preparers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 | $37,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,890 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $43,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $52,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical equipment preparers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,880.
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 | $39,660 | 3.23% | 13.49% |
| 2021 | $38,380 | 8.18% | - |
| 2020 | $35,240 | 6.21% | - |
| 2019 | $33,050 | 3.72% | - |
| 2018 | $31,820 | 0.09% | - |
| 2017 | $31,790 | -2.26% | - |
| 2016 | $32,510 | 6.18% | - |
| 2015 | $30,500 | -0.66% | - |
| 2014 | $30,700 | -11.79% | - |
| 2013 | $34,320 | 0.03% | - |
| 2012 | $34,310 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $39,660 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is in the middle of salary range for medical equipment preparers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of medical equipment preparers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 11.2 percent (11.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 13.6 percent (13.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lancaster.