The annual salary statistics of surgical technologists in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage information of surgical technologists in Lake County-Kenosha County 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 | $36,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,460 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,910 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgical technologists in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,910. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,460. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,660.
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 | $48,460 | 2.89% | 6.15% |
| 2016 | $47,060 | 1.27% | - |
| 2015 | $46,460 | 3.47% | - |
| 2014 | $44,850 | -3.88% | - |
| 2013 | $46,590 | 2.38% | - |
| 2012 | $45,480 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $48,460, Lake County-Kenosha County is the lowest paying city for surgical technologists in state of Wisconsin, following city of Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington (median annual salary of $65,800). In comparison, the median annual salary of surgical technologists in Lake County-Kenosha County is 26.4 percent (26.4%) lower than that in the highest paying city Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington.