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Medical Equipment Preparers Salary

BLS May 2025 median wages — with computed take-home after taxes for all 51 reporting states. Tax year 2026.

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According to payandtaxes.com's analysis of BLS May 2025 data, the median medical equipment preparers in the US earns $47,700 per year (77,420 employed). Gross pay is highest in California ($61,370) and lowest in Mississippi ($35,160) — but what you keep depends on the state's taxes; see the table.

Medical Equipment Preparers pay by stategross median vs take-home
StateMedian wageAfter taxesMonthly netKeptEmployed
Medical Equipment Preparers in California $61,370 $49,759 $4,147 81.1% 8,720
Medical Equipment Preparers in Washington $58,830 $49,450 $4,121 84.1% 1,670
Medical Equipment Preparers in Massachusetts $58,580 $46,540 $3,878 79.4% 1,900
Medical Equipment Preparers in New York $57,320 $45,738 $3,812 79.8% 5,190
Medical Equipment Preparers in Delaware $53,300 $42,725 $3,560 80.2% 190
Medical Equipment Preparers in Hawaii $51,630 $41,263 $3,439 79.9% 220
Medical Equipment Preparers in Rhode Island $51,460 $42,215 $3,518 82% 190
Medical Equipment Preparers in New Jersey $50,280 $41,349 $3,446 82.2% 2,440
Medical Equipment Preparers in Minnesota $50,070 $40,530 $3,377 80.9% 1,390
Medical Equipment Preparers in Alaska $49,920 $42,291 $3,524 84.7% 220
Medical Equipment Preparers in Vermont $48,990 $40,336 $3,361 82.3% 140
Medical Equipment Preparers in New Hampshire $48,900 $41,471 $3,456 84.8% 380
Medical Equipment Preparers in Oregon $48,890 $38,015 $3,168 77.8% 1,570
Medical Equipment Preparers in Maryland $48,680 $39,346 $3,279 80.8% 1,160
Medical Equipment Preparers in Washington DC $48,670 $39,532 $3,294 81.2% 310
Medical Equipment Preparers in Wyoming $48,210 $40,917 $3,410 84.9% 120
Medical Equipment Preparers in Illinois $48,050 $38,555 $3,213 80.2% 2,800
Medical Equipment Preparers in Connecticut $47,980 $39,498 $3,291 82.3% 1,060
Medical Equipment Preparers in Utah $47,980 $38,573 $3,214 80.4% 600
Medical Equipment Preparers in Georgia $47,850 $38,767 $3,231 81% 1,860
Medical Equipment Preparers in Colorado $47,700 $39,117 $3,260 82% 1,950
Medical Equipment Preparers in Wisconsin $47,570 $39,090 $3,258 82.2% 1,380
Medical Equipment Preparers in Tennessee $46,990 $39,936 $3,328 85% 1,590
Medical Equipment Preparers in Texas $46,970 $39,920 $3,327 85% 4,520
Medical Equipment Preparers in Kentucky $46,880 $38,325 $3,194 81.8% 1,120
Medical Equipment Preparers in Maine $46,860 $37,851 $3,154 80.8% 510
Medical Equipment Preparers in Arizona $46,790 $38,815 $3,235 83% 2,320
Medical Equipment Preparers in Nevada $46,640 $39,655 $3,305 85% 510
Medical Equipment Preparers in Virginia $46,580 $37,743 $3,145 81% 1,840
Medical Equipment Preparers in Idaho $46,450 $38,149 $3,179 82.1% 580
Medical Equipment Preparers in Florida $45,890 $39,053 $3,254 85.1% 5,250
Medical Equipment Preparers in Pennsylvania $45,820 $37,590 $3,132 82% 3,450
Medical Equipment Preparers in Michigan $45,670 $37,186 $3,099 81.4% 2,420
Medical Equipment Preparers in Ohio $45,540 $38,301 $3,192 84.1% 3,210
Medical Equipment Preparers in Kansas $45,280 $36,836 $3,070 81.4% 740
Medical Equipment Preparers in Indiana $45,210 $37,202 $3,100 82.3% 1,750
Medical Equipment Preparers in North Carolina $45,130 $37,150 $3,096 82.3% 2,900
Medical Equipment Preparers in West Virginia $44,830 $36,910 $3,076 82.3% 530
Medical Equipment Preparers in Montana $44,670 $36,730 $3,061 82.2% 330
Medical Equipment Preparers in Missouri $43,480 $36,010 $3,001 82.8% 1,970
Medical Equipment Preparers in Oklahoma $43,460 $35,690 $2,974 82.1% 690
Medical Equipment Preparers in South Carolina $42,510 $34,943 $2,912 82.2% 1,160
Medical Equipment Preparers in South Dakota $42,330 $36,192 $3,016 85.5% 480
Medical Equipment Preparers in Nebraska $41,480 $34,501 $2,875 83.2% 550
Medical Equipment Preparers in Iowa $39,930 $33,398 $2,783 83.6% 590
Medical Equipment Preparers in North Dakota $38,910 $33,444 $2,787 86% 350
Medical Equipment Preparers in Arkansas $38,100 $31,520 $2,627 82.7% 320
Medical Equipment Preparers in New Mexico $36,720 $31,073 $2,589 84.6% 300
Medical Equipment Preparers in Louisiana $35,960 $30,381 $2,532 84.5% 620
Medical Equipment Preparers in Alabama $35,800 $29,420 $2,452 82.2% 1,000
Medical Equipment Preparers in Mississippi $35,160 $29,757 $2,480 84.6% 350
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