The annual salary statistics of surgical technologists in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of surgical technologists in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland 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 | $49,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,780 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,780 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $64,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $65,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgical technologists in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $65,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,780. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,360.
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 | $50,780 | 6.12% | 7.40% |
| 2021 | $47,670 | -5.45% | - |
| 2020 | $50,270 | -5.69% | - |
| 2019 | $53,130 | 6.91% | - |
| 2018 | $49,460 | 0.16% | - |
| 2017 | $49,380 | -8.73% | - |
| 2016 | $53,690 | 2.46% | - |
| 2015 | $52,370 | 9.20% | - |
| 2014 | $47,550 | 6.10% | - |
| 2013 | $44,650 | -5.31% | - |
| 2012 | $47,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,780 in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is in the middle of salary range for surgical technologists in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of surgical technologists in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 22.9 percent (22.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 12.3 percent (12.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.