The annual salary statistics of surgical technologists in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of surgical technologists in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro 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 | $50,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $76,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for surgical technologists in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $79,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,710.
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 | $65,860 | 6.35% | 25.25% |
| 2021 | $61,680 | -2.20% | - |
| 2020 | $63,040 | 0.73% | - |
| 2019 | $62,580 | 9.22% | - |
| 2018 | $56,810 | 5.58% | - |
| 2017 | $53,640 | 2.83% | - |
| 2016 | $52,120 | 1.61% | - |
| 2015 | $51,280 | 0.29% | - |
| 2014 | $51,130 | 3.62% | - |
| 2013 | $49,280 | 0.10% | - |
| 2012 | $49,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $65,860, Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is the highest paying city for surgical technologists in state of Washington, followed by Western Washington nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $64,770). In comparison, the median annual salary of surgical technologists in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro is 1.7 percent (1.7%) higher than that in Western Washington nonmetropolitan area.