The annual and hourly salary statistics of medical appliance technicians in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin are shown in Table 1 and Table 2, respectively. The wage information of medical appliance technicians in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2017 and published in April 2018 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $27,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical appliance technicians in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,290.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical appliance technicians from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $33,460 | -3.05% | -8.31% |
| 2016 | $34,480 | -3.10% | - |
| 2015 | $35,550 | -7.40% | - |
| 2014 | $38,180 | -1.10% | - |
| 2013 | $38,600 | 6.11% | - |
| 2012 | $36,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,460 in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is in the middle of salary range for medical appliance technicians in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of medical appliance technicians in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is 16.5 percent (16.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Madison and 6.4 percent (6.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Madison | |
| Lake County-Kenosha County | |
| Southwestern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | |
| Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington | |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis |