The annual salary statistics of surgical technologists in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage data of surgical technologists in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area 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 | $39,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $53,980 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgical technologists in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,420.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of surgical technologists from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $46,860 | 7.19% | 8.37% |
| 2013 | $43,490 | 1.26% | - |
| 2012 | $42,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,860 in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area is in the middle of salary range for surgical technologists in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of surgical technologists in Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area is 28.8 percent (28.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 5.0 percent (5.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Spokane | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Tacoma | |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee | |
| Yakima | |
| Olympia | |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | |
| Northwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Mount Vernon-Anacortes | |
| Central Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bellingham | |
| Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area |