The annual salary statistics of surgical technologists in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of surgical technologists in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $30,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgical technologists in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,430.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of surgical technologists from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $48,510 | -1.44% | 10.33% |
| 2019 | $49,210 | 1.22% | - |
| 2016 | $48,610 | 2.32% | - |
| 2015 | $47,480 | 6.89% | - |
| 2014 | $44,210 | -2.04% | - |
| 2013 | $45,110 | 3.57% | - |
| 2012 | $43,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,510 in Brownsville-Harlingen is in the middle of salary range for surgical technologists in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of surgical technologists in Brownsville-Harlingen is 25.0 percent (25.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Sherman-Denison and 21.6 percent (21.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Laredo.