The annual salary statistics of surgical technologists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of surgical technologists 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 | $43,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,560 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $67,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgical technologists 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 $78,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,090.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of surgical technologists from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $57,280 | 1.75% | 9.03% |
| 2016 | $56,280 | 3.66% | - |
| 2015 | $54,220 | 4.44% | - |
| 2014 | $51,810 | 0.12% | - |
| 2013 | $51,750 | -0.70% | - |
| 2012 | $52,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,280 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for surgical technologists in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of surgical technologists in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 13.0 percent (13.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 22.3 percent (22.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.