The annual salary statistics of medical equipment preparers in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage information of medical equipment preparers in Cape Girardeau-Jackson 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 | $27,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,430 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $35,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $46,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical equipment preparers in Cape Girardeau-Jackson, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $46,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,430. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,720.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical equipment preparers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,430 | 18.66% | 9.09% |
| 2021 | $28,820 | 9.72% | - |
| 2020 | $26,020 | 4.53% | - |
| 2019 | $24,840 | 3.18% | - |
| 2018 | $24,050 | -33.93% | - |
| 2013 | $32,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,430 in Cape Girardeau-Jackson is in the middle of salary range for medical equipment preparers in state of Missouri. In comparison, the annual salary of medical equipment preparers in Cape Girardeau-Jackson is 12.6 percent (12.6%) lower than that in the highest paying North Missouri nonmetropolitan area and 15.0 percent (15.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kansas City | |
| Columbia | |
| St Louis | |
| Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Springfield | |
| Cape Girardeau-Jackson | |
| Joplin | |
| Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers |