The annual salary statistics of surgical technologists in Chambersburg-Waynesboro, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of surgical technologists in Chambersburg-Waynesboro 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 | $37,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,500 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,110 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgical technologists in Chambersburg-Waynesboro, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,110. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,190.
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 | $49,110 | -5.64% | -6.03% |
| 2019 | $51,880 | 0.10% | - |
| 2018 | $51,830 | 2.30% | - |
| 2017 | $50,640 | -2.82% | - |
| 2016 | $52,070 | 8.74% | - |
| 2015 | $47,520 | -9.57% | - |
| 2012 | $52,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,110 in Chambersburg-Waynesboro is in the middle of salary range for surgical technologists in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of surgical technologists in Chambersburg-Waynesboro is 14.6 percent (14.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 13.8 percent (13.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.