Surgical Assistants salary
The median pay for surgical assistants in the United States is $66,800 a year. About 22,270 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $39,690
- 25th percentile
- $50,170
- Median percentile
- $66,800
- 75th percentile
- $88,010
- 90th percentile
- $107,610
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $123,390
- Nevada $100,820
- South Carolina $85,580
- Kentucky $84,600
- Tennessee $81,640
- Oregon $80,450
- Illinois $80,210
- Virginia $78,910
- Wisconsin $78,030
- New Hampshire $77,670
- Ohio $77,450
- Minnesota $75,950
- Connecticut $67,580
- Montana $67,370
- Iowa $66,030
- Washington $65,440
- Texas $64,930
- Florida $62,550
- California $62,540
- New Mexico $62,010
- Alaska $61,210
- Pennsylvania $60,550
- New York $60,070
- North Carolina $59,920
- Maryland $58,130
- Kansas $57,810
- Indiana $56,620
- Michigan $56,430
- Hawaii $54,190
- Nebraska $53,190
- West Virginia $50,870
- Mississippi $50,810
- Arkansas $49,600
- Georgia $49,520
- Missouri $49,400
- Utah $44,990
- Alabama $41,710
- Oklahoma $40,160
By metro area
- Florence, SC $133,380
- Cincinnati, OH $102,730
- Lexington, KY $102,330
- Las Vegas, NV $100,820
- Virginia Beach, VA $99,530
- Canton, OH $97,800
- El Paso, TX $94,730
- Austin, TX $93,380
- Colorado Springs, CO $88,570
- Dallas, TX $87,080
- Nashville, TN $87,080
- Portland, OR $86,890
- Dayton, OH $84,750
- Deltona, FL $84,460
- Boulder, CO $83,030
- Milwaukee, WI $81,690
- Greenville, SC $80,800
- Memphis, TN $80,740
- Seattle, WA $80,550
- Chicago, IL $80,210
- Orlando, FL $79,240
- San Antonio, TX $79,110
- Myrtle Beach, SC $78,980
- Miami, FL $78,240
- Jacksonville, FL $78,050
- McAllen, TX $77,980
- Chattanooga, TN $77,570
- Rochester, MN $76,880
- Minneapolis, MN $75,950
- Salem, OR $75,710
- Duluth, MN $75,470
- Lubbock, TX $74,880
- Champaign, IL $74,490
- Cleveland, OH $74,140
- St. Louis, MO $74,080
- Madison, WI $73,200
- Hartford, CT $67,580
- Oshkosh, WI $66,030
- Fort Wayne, IN $65,910
- Kingsport, TN $65,260
- Albuquerque, NM $65,200
- Akron, OH $65,130
- Huntington, WV $63,740
- Pensacola, FL $62,550
- Anchorage, AK $61,210
- Atlanta, GA $60,720
- Washington, DC $60,410
- Charleston, SC $58,710
- Boston, MA $58,370
- Providence, RI $56,160
- Indianapolis, IN $56,120
- Urban Honolulu, HI $54,190
- Baltimore, MD $53,990
- Charlotte, NC $52,890
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $51,350
- Richmond, VA $51,030
- Salt Lake City, UT $50,980
- Gulfport, MS $50,810
- Ocala, FL $50,650
- Bridgeport, CT $49,440
- Detroit, MI $48,570
- Gainesville, GA $48,540
- Columbia, SC $48,160
- Parkersburg, WV $48,120
- Wichita, KS $47,830
- Springfield, MA $47,350
- Midland, TX $47,130
- Columbus, OH $46,270
- Macon, GA $45,910
- Athens, GA $45,390
- Greenville, NC $40,950
- Tulsa, OK $40,160
- Oklahoma City, OK $39,090
- Savannah, GA $38,320
- Springfield, MO $37,540