The annual salary statistics of medical equipment preparers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical equipment preparers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $33,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,270 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical equipment preparers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,270. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,870.
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 | $48,200 | 2.59% | 27.74% |
| 2021 | $46,950 | 1.43% | - |
| 2020 | $46,280 | 9.51% | - |
| 2019 | $41,880 | -2.96% | - |
| 2018 | $43,120 | -1.02% | - |
| 2017 | $43,560 | 5.33% | - |
| 2016 | $41,240 | 9.43% | - |
| 2015 | $37,350 | 5.78% | - |
| 2014 | $35,190 | -0.03% | - |
| 2013 | $35,200 | 1.05% | - |
| 2012 | $34,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $48,200, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the second highest paying city for medical equipment preparers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (median annual salary of $50,360). Compared with Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, the median annual salary of medical equipment preparers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 4.3 percent (4.3%) lower.