The annual salary statistics of surgical technologists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of surgical technologists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $37,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgical technologists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $76,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,480.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of surgical technologists from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $60,860 | 3.37% | 29.56% |
| 2021 | $58,810 | 12.96% | - |
| 2020 | $51,190 | 1.05% | - |
| 2019 | $50,650 | 2.51% | - |
| 2018 | $49,380 | 1.60% | - |
| 2017 | $48,590 | 3.75% | - |
| 2016 | $46,770 | 1.99% | - |
| 2015 | $45,840 | 1.33% | - |
| 2014 | $45,230 | 2.43% | - |
| 2013 | $44,130 | 2.86% | - |
| 2012 | $42,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,860, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is the second highest paying city for surgical technologists in state of Texas, following the highest paying city Sherman-Denison (median annual salary of $64,650). Compared with Sherman-Denison, the median annual salary of surgical technologists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 5.9 percent (5.9%) lower.