The annual salary statistics of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort 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 | $33,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $40,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $53,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $72,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $72,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,400.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $53,910 | 13.49% | 1.69% |
| 2021 | $46,640 | -14.90% | - |
| 2020 | $53,590 | 2.37% | - |
| 2019 | $52,320 | -1.30% | - |
| 2018 | $53,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $53,910, Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is the highest paying city for clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in state of South Carolina, followed by Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $53,430). In comparison, the median annual salary of clinical laboratory technologists and technicians in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is .9 percent (.9%) higher than that in Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area.