The annual salary statistics of medical equipment preparers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of medical equipment preparers in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $26,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $29,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $40,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $48,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for medical equipment preparers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $48,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,970.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of medical equipment preparers from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $33,900 | 4.66% | 16.81% |
| 2019 | $32,320 | 1.08% | - |
| 2018 | $31,970 | 2.10% | - |
| 2017 | $31,300 | 3.26% | - |
| 2016 | $30,280 | 3.60% | - |
| 2015 | $29,190 | 0.72% | - |
| 2014 | $28,980 | 1.55% | - |
| 2013 | $28,530 | 1.16% | - |
| 2012 | $28,200 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $33,900 in Durham-Chapel Hill is in the middle of salary range for medical equipment preparers in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of medical equipment preparers in Durham-Chapel Hill is 28.6 percent (28.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area and 28.4 percent (28.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Other North Carolina nonmetropolitan area.