The annual salary statistics of surgical technologists in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of surgical technologists 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 | $51,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $84,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgical technologists 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 $84,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,200.
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 | $64,670 | 6.39% | 21.11% |
| 2021 | $60,540 | -3.14% | - |
| 2020 | $62,440 | 3.46% | - |
| 2019 | $60,280 | 1.78% | - |
| 2018 | $59,210 | 4.05% | - |
| 2017 | $56,810 | 1.50% | - |
| 2016 | $55,960 | 3.34% | - |
| 2015 | $54,090 | 5.20% | - |
| 2014 | $51,280 | 0.96% | - |
| 2013 | $50,790 | -0.45% | - |
| 2012 | $51,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,670 in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is in the middle of salary range for surgical technologists in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of surgical technologists in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 1.8 percent (1.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 31.1 percent (31.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Washington nonmetropolitan area.