The annual salary statistics of medical equipment preparers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical equipment preparers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 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 | $26,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $37,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $46,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $55,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical equipment preparers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $55,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,390.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical equipment preparers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $37,600 | -1.73% | 8.16% |
| 2016 | $38,250 | 3.82% | - |
| 2015 | $36,790 | 2.01% | - |
| 2014 | $36,050 | 4.49% | - |
| 2013 | $34,430 | -0.29% | - |
| 2012 | $34,530 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,600 in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is in the middle of salary range for medical equipment preparers in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of medical equipment preparers in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is 9.6 percent (9.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntington-Ashland and 33.5 percent (33.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Morgantown | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Charleston | |
| Winchester | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Cumberland | |
| Wheeling | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Steubenville-Weirton | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna |