The annual salary statistics of medical equipment preparers in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical equipment preparers in Augusta-Richmond County 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 | $30,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $36,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $44,180 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical equipment preparers in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $44,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $36,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,690.
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 | $36,790 | 18.18% | 27.26% |
| 2021 | $30,100 | -9.57% | - |
| 2020 | $32,980 | -7.10% | - |
| 2019 | $35,320 | 4.45% | - |
| 2018 | $33,750 | 1.24% | - |
| 2017 | $33,330 | 22.44% | - |
| 2016 | $25,850 | -2.36% | - |
| 2015 | $26,460 | 0.72% | - |
| 2014 | $26,270 | -8.26% | - |
| 2013 | $28,440 | 5.91% | - |
| 2012 | $26,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $36,790 in Augusta-Richmond County is in the middle of salary range for medical equipment preparers in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of medical equipment preparers in Augusta-Richmond County is 9.7 percent (9.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill and 40.3 percent (40.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Florence.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Columbia | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Anderson | |
| Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area | |
| Florence |