The annual salary statistics of surgical technologists in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of surgical technologists in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 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 | $39,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgical technologists in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,840.
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 | $50,270 | 5.97% | 20.69% |
| 2021 | $47,270 | 6.79% | - |
| 2020 | $44,060 | 4.90% | - |
| 2019 | $41,900 | 0.31% | - |
| 2018 | $41,770 | 1.60% | - |
| 2017 | $41,100 | 0.51% | - |
| 2016 | $40,890 | 1.81% | - |
| 2015 | $40,150 | 0.02% | - |
| 2014 | $40,140 | 2.62% | - |
| 2013 | $39,090 | -2.00% | - |
| 2012 | $39,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $50,270, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is the second highest paying city for surgical technologists in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Greenville-Mauldin-Easley (median annual salary of $50,550). Compared with Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, the median annual salary of surgical technologists in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is .6 percent (.6%) lower.