The annual salary statistics of surgical technologists in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of surgical technologists in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $44,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,990 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,620 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgical technologists in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,620. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,990.
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 | $44,990 | -2.87% | 13.80% |
| 2021 | $46,280 | 9.68% | - |
| 2020 | $41,800 | -8.16% | - |
| 2019 | $45,210 | 0.84% | - |
| 2018 | $44,830 | 6.00% | - |
| 2017 | $42,140 | 3.56% | - |
| 2016 | $40,640 | 0.94% | - |
| 2015 | $40,260 | -0.30% | - |
| 2014 | $40,380 | -1.88% | - |
| 2013 | $41,140 | 5.74% | - |
| 2012 | $38,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,990 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for surgical technologists in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of surgical technologists in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 21.8 percent (21.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 5.9 percent (5.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.