The average annual salary of healthcare practitioners and technical occupations is shown in Table 1. Table 2 compares the median salaries across all healthcare practitioners and technical occupations in the United States. The healthcare practitioners and technical occupations salary statistics are from the national compensation survey published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $38,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $77,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $105,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $161,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for healthcare practitioners and technical occupations. The salary is shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) healthcare practitioners and technical occupations is $161,380. The median annual salary is $77,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $38,340.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of healthcare practitioners and technical occupations from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $77,760 | 3.50% | 22.58% |
| 2021 | $75,040 | 6.89% | - |
| 2020 | $69,870 | 2.40% | - |
| 2019 | $68,190 | 2.57% | - |
| 2018 | $66,440 | 2.51% | - |
| 2017 | $64,770 | 2.08% | - |
| 2016 | $63,420 | 1.28% | - |
| 2015 | $62,610 | 1.44% | - |
| 2014 | $61,710 | 0.96% | - |
| 2013 | $61,120 | 1.51% | - |
| 2012 | $60,200 | - | - |
Table 2 shows the median annual wage for each Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations in the United States. Note that the median annual salaries vary considerably among healthcare practitioners and technical professions, ranging from $0 to $227,180. The highest-paid healthcare practitioners and technical occupations are physicians with a median annual salary of $227,180. The lowest-paid healthcare practitioners and technical occupations in the United States are surgeons with a median annual salary of $0. For more salary information about a specific healthcare practitioners and technical profession, use the links in the table.