The annual salary statistics of medical equipment preparers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical equipment preparers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 | $35,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical equipment preparers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,070.
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 | $43,190 | 11.04% | 29.34% |
| 2021 | $38,420 | 2.29% | - |
| 2020 | $37,540 | 4.82% | - |
| 2019 | $35,730 | 6.44% | - |
| 2018 | $33,430 | 0.84% | - |
| 2017 | $33,150 | 0.72% | - |
| 2016 | $32,910 | 1.34% | - |
| 2015 | $32,470 | 3.30% | - |
| 2014 | $31,400 | 1.97% | - |
| 2013 | $30,780 | 0.84% | - |
| 2012 | $30,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $43,190, Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is the second highest paying city for medical equipment preparers in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos (median annual salary of $44,040). Compared with Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, the median annual salary of medical equipment preparers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 1.9 percent (1.9%) lower.