The annual salary statistics of surgical technologists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of surgical technologists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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 | $47,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgical technologists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,440.
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 | $55,850 | 13.11% | 28.43% |
| 2021 | $48,530 | -1.09% | - |
| 2020 | $49,060 | 2.73% | - |
| 2019 | $47,720 | 2.31% | - |
| 2018 | $46,620 | 3.32% | - |
| 2017 | $45,070 | 9.16% | - |
| 2016 | $40,940 | 0.49% | - |
| 2015 | $40,740 | 0.05% | - |
| 2014 | $40,720 | -0.88% | - |
| 2013 | $41,080 | 2.70% | - |
| 2012 | $39,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $55,850, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the highest paying city for surgical technologists in state of Tennessee, followed by Johnson City (median annual salary $55,580). In comparison, the median annual salary of surgical technologists in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is .5 percent (.5%) higher than that in Johnson City.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Johnson City | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Memphis | |
| Knoxville | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Clarksville | |
| Cleveland | |
| Morristown | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Jackson | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area |