The annual salary statistics of surgical technologists in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of surgical technologists in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $40,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $70,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgical technologists in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $70,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,830.
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 | $51,190 | 7.36% | 16.94% |
| 2021 | $47,420 | -5.04% | - |
| 2020 | $49,810 | 0.36% | - |
| 2019 | $49,630 | 2.24% | - |
| 2018 | $48,520 | -0.21% | - |
| 2017 | $48,620 | 4.38% | - |
| 2016 | $46,490 | 0.67% | - |
| 2015 | $46,180 | 4.29% | - |
| 2014 | $44,200 | 3.46% | - |
| 2013 | $42,670 | 0.35% | - |
| 2012 | $42,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,190 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for surgical technologists in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of surgical technologists in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 12.2 percent (12.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Richmond and 25.8 percent (25.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Richmond | |
| Roanoke | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford |