The annual salary statistics of surgical technologists in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of surgical technologists in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 | $31,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $51,630 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgical technologists in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,390.
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 | $49,360 | 5.47% | 21.15% |
| 2021 | $46,660 | 7.65% | - |
| 2020 | $43,090 | 3.92% | - |
| 2019 | $41,400 | 1.76% | - |
| 2018 | $40,670 | 3.37% | - |
| 2017 | $39,300 | 1.81% | - |
| 2016 | $38,590 | -0.98% | - |
| 2015 | $38,970 | 4.26% | - |
| 2014 | $37,310 | -4.66% | - |
| 2013 | $39,050 | 0.33% | - |
| 2012 | $38,920 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,360 in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is in the middle of salary range for surgical technologists in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of surgical technologists in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 2.4 percent (2.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Greenville-Mauldin-Easley and 35.4 percent (35.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.