The annual salary statistics of surgical technologists in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of surgical technologists 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 | $46,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,610 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,450 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $56,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgical technologists 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 $56,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,690.
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 | $50,020 | 6.76% | 23.77% |
| 2021 | $46,640 | 13.49% | - |
| 2020 | $40,350 | 1.98% | - |
| 2019 | $39,550 | 0.71% | - |
| 2018 | $39,270 | 2.42% | - |
| 2017 | $38,320 | 0.50% | - |
| 2016 | $38,130 | -1.78% | - |
| 2015 | $38,810 | 1.75% | - |
| 2012 | $38,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,020 in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is in the middle of salary range for surgical technologists in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of surgical technologists in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is 1.0 percent (1.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Greenville-Mauldin-Easley and 36.2 percent (36.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.