The annual salary statistics of medical equipment preparers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of medical equipment preparers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $30,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical equipment preparers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical equipment preparers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $44,190 | 4.84% | 20.12% |
| 2016 | $42,050 | 9.49% | - |
| 2015 | $38,060 | 6.36% | - |
| 2014 | $35,640 | -0.36% | - |
| 2013 | $35,770 | 1.31% | - |
| 2012 | $35,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,190 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for medical equipment preparers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of medical equipment preparers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 12.3 percent (12.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 35.6 percent (35.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lewiston.