The annual salary statistics of surgical technologists in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of surgical technologists 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 | $38,850 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgical technologists 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 $61,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,850.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of surgical technologists from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $48,650 | 0.33% | 12.13% |
| 2020 | $48,490 | 7.82% | - |
| 2019 | $44,700 | 1.57% | - |
| 2018 | $44,000 | 0.55% | - |
| 2017 | $43,760 | -2.26% | - |
| 2016 | $44,750 | 4.16% | - |
| 2015 | $42,890 | 2.84% | - |
| 2014 | $41,670 | 3.07% | - |
| 2013 | $40,390 | -5.84% | - |
| 2012 | $42,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,650 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is in the middle of salary range for surgical technologists in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of surgical technologists in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 15.4 percent (15.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 12.9 percent (12.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.