Surgical Technologists Salary

Median Salary
$64,650
per year
Hourly Rate
$31.08
per hour
Employment
117,460
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$45,940
25th percentile
$54,690
Median
$64,650
75th percentile
$79,750
90th percentile
$96,940

💰 Surgical Technologists Salary by State

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$49K
$83K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
Hawaii$82,640+27.8%
Oregon$81,390+25.9%
California$81,310+25.8%
Massachusetts$80,870+25.1%
Alaska$80,380+24.3%
Minnesota$80,210+24.1%
Connecticut$79,890+23.6%
New York$79,550+23.0%
District of Columbia$77,520+19.9%
Washington$77,270+19.5%
New Jersey$77,200+19.4%
Colorado$75,740+17.2%
Nevada$75,480+16.8%
New Hampshire$75,040+16.1%
Rhode Island$74,130+14.7%
Wisconsin$74,120+14.6%
Idaho$72,550+12.2%
Arizona$72,260+11.8%
Maryland$68,970+6.7%
Virginia$67,580+4.5%
Texas$65,220+0.9%
Illinois$64,650+0.0%
Indiana$64,240-0.6%
Georgia$64,010-1.0%
Nebraska$63,880-1.2%
Michigan$63,320-2.1%
Maine$62,860-2.8%
Utah$62,720-3.0%
Pennsylvania$62,680-3.0%
Florida$62,440-3.4%
Ohio$62,420-3.4%
Delaware$62,250-3.7%
South Carolina$62,160-3.9%
North Dakota$61,640-4.7%
Oklahoma$61,190-5.4%
Missouri$61,120-5.5%
Montana$60,970-5.7%
North Carolina$60,920-5.8%
Vermont$60,660-6.2%
Kansas$60,600-6.3%
Iowa$60,540-6.4%
Tennessee$60,530-6.4%
Kentucky$60,490-6.4%
South Dakota$59,870-7.4%
Wyoming$58,850-9.0%
Arkansas$57,400-11.2%
Louisiana$57,370-11.3%
New Mexico$51,780-19.9%
Mississippi$49,810-23.0%
Alabama$49,420-23.6%
West Virginia$49,110-24.0%

🏙️ Surgical Technologists Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$106,840+65.3%
Vallejo, CA$105,260+62.8%
Napa, CA$102,490+58.5%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$100,130+54.9%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$99,960+54.6%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$99,390+53.7%
Redding, CA$89,940+39.1%
Urban Honolulu, HI$87,330+35.1%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$86,790+34.2%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$84,120+30.1%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$83,580+29.3%
Barnstable Town, MA$82,860+28.2%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$82,430+27.5%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$82,300+27.3%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$82,260+27.2%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$82,000+26.8%
Boulder, CO$81,600+26.2%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$81,580+26.2%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$81,500+26.1%
Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA$81,470+26.0%
Anchorage, AK$80,880+25.1%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$80,730+24.9%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$80,060+23.8%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$79,990+23.7%
Modesto, CA$79,950+23.7%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$79,900+23.6%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$79,210+22.5%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$78,750+21.8%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$78,610+21.6%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$78,510+21.4%
Springfield, MA$78,510+21.4%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$78,470+21.4%
Rochester, MN$78,070+20.8%
Chico, CA$78,050+20.7%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$78,050+20.7%
Salem, OR$78,010+20.7%
Ithaca, NY$77,760+20.3%
Greeley, CO$77,750+20.3%
Worcester, MA$77,610+20.0%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$77,490+19.9%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$77,440+19.8%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$77,270+19.5%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$77,020+19.1%
Pueblo, CO$76,940+19.0%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$76,830+18.8%
Greenville, NC$76,820+18.8%
Medford, OR$76,720+18.7%
Boise City, ID$76,650+18.6%
Bellingham, WA$75,970+17.5%
Madison, WI$75,930+17.4%
Reno, NV$75,830+17.3%
Fairbanks-College, AK$75,640+17.0%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$75,390+16.6%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$75,000+16.0%
Eau Claire, WI$74,900+15.9%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$74,830+15.7%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$74,360+15.0%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$74,330+15.0%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$74,200+14.8%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$73,810+14.2%
Green Bay, WI$73,120+13.1%
Salinas, CA$72,780+12.6%
Duluth, MN-WI$72,360+11.9%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$72,030+11.4%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$71,890+11.2%
Colorado Springs, CO$71,790+11.0%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$71,050+9.9%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$70,610+9.2%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$70,130+8.5%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$69,650+7.7%
Wausau, WI$69,430+7.4%
St. Cloud, MN$69,270+7.1%
Pittsfield, MA$69,040+6.8%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$68,970+6.7%
Bloomington, IL$68,140+5.4%
St. George, UT$68,080+5.3%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$67,920+5.1%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$67,660+4.7%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$67,570+4.5%
Appleton, WI$67,220+4.0%
Florence, SC$67,080+3.8%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$66,360+2.6%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$66,270+2.5%
Longview, TX$66,210+2.4%
Waco, TX$66,020+2.1%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$65,980+2.1%
Portland-South Portland, ME$65,910+1.9%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$65,810+1.8%
Port St. Lucie, FL$65,780+1.7%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$65,690+1.6%
Fayetteville, NC$65,660+1.6%
Bozeman, MT$65,600+1.5%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$65,520+1.3%
Asheville, NC$65,450+1.2%
Ogden, UT$65,440+1.2%
Grand Junction, CO$65,410+1.2%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$65,370+1.1%
Lincoln, NE$65,110+0.7%
Sheboygan, WI$65,070+0.6%
Omaha, NE-IA$65,050+0.6%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$64,910+0.4%
Terre Haute, IN$64,790+0.2%
Yakima, WA$64,740+0.1%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$64,640-0.0%
Tucson, AZ$64,510-0.2%
Fresno, CA$64,380-0.4%
Oklahoma City, OK$64,290-0.6%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$64,240-0.6%
Evansville, IN$64,220-0.7%
Columbus, OH$64,120-0.8%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$64,070-0.9%
Jacksonville, FL$64,070-0.9%
Missoula, MT$64,030-1.0%
Savannah, GA$63,990-1.0%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$63,950-1.1%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$63,680-1.5%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$63,590-1.6%
Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA$63,590-1.6%
Spartanburg, SC$63,570-1.7%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$63,530-1.7%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$63,490-1.8%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$63,450-1.9%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$63,310-2.1%
Twin Falls, ID$63,280-2.1%
Syracuse, NY$63,270-2.1%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$63,250-2.2%
Traverse City, MI$63,230-2.2%
Bloomington, IN$63,200-2.2%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$63,200-2.2%
Fort Wayne, IN$63,140-2.3%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$63,120-2.4%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$63,050-2.5%
Lubbock, TX$63,030-2.5%
Victoria, TX$63,000-2.6%
El Paso, TX$62,980-2.6%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$62,980-2.6%
Lewiston, ID-WA$62,940-2.6%
Helena, MT$62,910-2.7%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$62,910-2.7%
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC$62,810-2.8%
Lancaster, PA$62,680-3.0%
York-Hanover, PA$62,670-3.1%
Springfield, IL$62,590-3.2%
Sherman-Denison, TX$62,500-3.3%
Toledo, OH$62,470-3.4%
Punta Gorda, FL$62,450-3.4%
Pittsburgh, PA$62,370-3.5%
Fargo, ND-MN$62,360-3.5%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$62,250-3.7%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$62,250-3.7%
Kansas City, MO-KS$62,250-3.7%
Cleveland, OH$62,130-3.9%
Rapid City, SD$61,960-4.2%
Fort Smith, AR-OK$61,890-4.3%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$61,870-4.3%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$61,830-4.4%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$61,830-4.4%
St. Louis, MO-IL$61,790-4.4%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$61,780-4.4%
Abilene, TX$61,740-4.5%
Rockford, IL$61,740-4.5%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$61,730-4.5%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$61,730-4.5%
Bismarck, ND$61,690-4.6%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$61,650-4.6%
Roanoke, VA$61,600-4.7%
Lima, OH$61,520-4.8%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$61,480-4.9%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$61,420-5.0%
Visalia, CA$61,270-5.2%
Columbia, SC$61,230-5.3%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$61,190-5.4%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$61,150-5.4%
Springfield, MO$61,120-5.5%
Hammond, LA$61,090-5.5%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$61,080-5.5%
Flint, MI$61,080-5.5%
Richmond, VA$60,980-5.7%
Winston-Salem, NC$60,920-5.8%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$60,910-5.8%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$60,900-5.8%
Wilmington, NC$60,900-5.8%
Utica-Rome, NY$60,860-5.9%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$60,840-5.9%
New Haven, CT$60,800-6.0%
Rochester, NY$60,780-6.0%
Flagstaff, AZ$60,730-6.1%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$60,690-6.1%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$60,660-6.2%
Bangor, ME$60,620-6.2%
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ$60,620-6.2%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$60,610-6.2%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$60,520-6.4%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$60,520-6.4%
Dubuque, IA$60,500-6.4%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$60,500-6.4%
Erie, PA$60,440-6.5%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$60,360-6.6%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$60,300-6.7%
Baton Rouge, LA$60,230-6.8%
Canton-Massillon, OH$60,120-7.0%
Kenosha, WI$60,090-7.1%
Akron, OH$60,010-7.2%
Jackson, MS$59,990-7.2%
Kankakee, IL$59,940-7.3%
Albany, GA$59,920-7.3%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$59,920-7.3%
Enid, OK$59,920-7.3%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$59,910-7.3%
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD$59,670-7.7%
Tulsa, OK$59,570-7.9%
Pocatello, ID$59,550-7.9%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$59,540-7.9%
Peoria, IL$59,470-8.0%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$59,400-8.1%
Johnson City, TN$59,180-8.5%
Lawton, OK$59,110-8.6%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$59,100-8.6%
Jackson, TN$59,090-8.6%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$59,070-8.6%
Ocala, FL$59,070-8.6%
Iowa City, IA$58,930-8.8%
Lake Charles, LA$58,850-9.0%
Bowling Green, KY$58,770-9.1%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$58,660-9.3%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$58,570-9.4%
Amarillo, TX$58,440-9.6%
Salisbury, MD$58,180-10.0%
Columbus, GA-AL$58,170-10.0%
College Station-Bryan, TX$58,110-10.1%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$57,980-10.3%
Dalton, GA$57,590-10.9%
Paducah, KY-IL$57,570-11.0%
Rocky Mount, NC$57,570-11.0%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$57,000-11.8%
Monroe, LA$56,790-12.2%
Joplin, MO-KS$56,750-12.2%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$56,510-12.6%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$55,980-13.4%
Billings, MT$54,920-15.1%
Knoxville, TN$54,900-15.1%
Saginaw, MI$54,470-15.7%
Wichita, KS$53,950-16.6%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$53,850-16.7%
Lafayette, LA$53,770-16.8%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$52,780-18.4%
Clarksville, TN-KY$52,510-18.8%
Tallahassee, FL$52,190-19.3%
Altoona, PA$52,060-19.5%
Albuquerque, NM$51,780-19.9%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$51,770-19.9%
Huntsville, AL$51,710-20.0%
Birmingham, AL$51,520-20.3%
Casper, WY$51,440-20.4%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$51,070-21.0%
Alexandria, LA$50,960-21.2%
Rome, GA$50,900-21.3%
Corpus Christi, TX$50,710-21.6%
Warner Robins, GA$50,640-21.7%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$50,500-21.9%
Logan, UT-ID$50,290-22.2%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$50,120-22.5%
Mobile, AL$49,910-22.8%
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL$49,880-22.8%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$49,600-23.3%
Jonesboro, AR$49,590-23.3%
Morgantown, WV$49,390-23.6%
Tuscaloosa, AL$49,190-23.9%
Montgomery, AL$49,130-24.0%
Charleston, WV$49,110-24.0%
Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL$49,060-24.1%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$48,790-24.5%
Hattiesburg, MS$48,610-24.8%
Dothan, AL$47,100-27.1%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$46,820-27.6%
Valdosta, GA$46,410-28.2%
Decatur, AL$46,060-28.8%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$42,720-33.9%
Mayaguez, PR$31,200-51.7%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$30,620-52.6%
Puerto Rico$30,600-52.7%
Ponce, PR$27,230-57.9%
Arecibo, PR$26,880-58.4%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.