Surgical Technologists salary
The median pay for surgical technologists in the United States is $64,650 a year. About 117,460 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $45,940
- 25th percentile
- $54,690
- Median percentile
- $64,650
- 75th percentile
- $79,750
- 90th percentile
- $96,940
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
- Hawaii $82,640
- Oregon $81,390
- California $81,310
- Massachusetts $80,870
- Alaska $80,380
- Minnesota $80,210
- Connecticut $79,890
- New York $79,550
- District of Columbia $77,520
- Washington $77,270
- New Jersey $77,200
- Colorado $75,740
- Nevada $75,480
- New Hampshire $75,040
- Rhode Island $74,130
- Wisconsin $74,120
- Idaho $72,550
- Arizona $72,260
- Maryland $68,970
- Virginia $67,580
- Texas $65,220
- Illinois $64,650
- Indiana $64,240
- Georgia $64,010
- Nebraska $63,880
- Michigan $63,320
- Maine $62,860
- Utah $62,720
- Pennsylvania $62,680
- Florida $62,440
- Ohio $62,420
- Delaware $62,250
- South Carolina $62,160
- North Dakota $61,640
- Oklahoma $61,190
- Missouri $61,120
- Montana $60,970
- North Carolina $60,920
- Vermont $60,660
- Kansas $60,600
- Iowa $60,540
- Tennessee $60,530
- Kentucky $60,490
- South Dakota $59,870
- Wyoming $58,850
- Arkansas $57,400
- Louisiana $57,370
- New Mexico $51,780
- Mississippi $49,810
- Alabama $49,420
- West Virginia $49,110
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $106,840
- Vallejo, CA $105,260
- Napa, CA $102,490
- Santa Cruz, CA $100,130
- Santa Rosa, CA $99,960
- San Francisco, CA $99,390
- Redding, CA $89,940
- Urban Honolulu, HI $87,330
- Bridgeport, CT $86,790
- New York, NY $84,120
- Hartford, CT $83,580
- Barnstable Town, MA $82,860
- Portland, OR $82,430
- Stockton, CA $82,300
- San Diego, CA $82,260
- Minneapolis, MN $82,000
- Boulder, CO $81,600
- Los Angeles, CA $81,580
- Boston, MA $81,500
- Mount Vernon, WA $81,470
- Anchorage, AK $80,880
- San Luis Obispo, CA $80,730
- Oxnard, CA $80,060
- Dallas, TX $79,990
- Modesto, CA $79,950
- Seattle, WA $79,900
- Eugene, OR $79,210
- Washington, DC $78,750
- Waterbury, CT $78,610
- Santa Maria, CA $78,510
- Springfield, MA $78,510
- Bakersfield, CA $78,470
- Rochester, MN $78,070
- Chico, CA $78,050
- Phoenix, AZ $78,050
- Salem, OR $78,010
- Ithaca, NY $77,760
- Greeley, CO $77,750
- Worcester, MA $77,610
- Riverside, CA $77,490
- Buffalo, NY $77,440
- Providence, RI $77,270
- Denver, CO $77,020
- Pueblo, CO $76,940
- Norwich, CT $76,830
- Greenville, NC $76,820
- Medford, OR $76,720
- Boise City, ID $76,650
- Bellingham, WA $75,970
- Madison, WI $75,930
- Reno, NV $75,830
- Fairbanks, AK $75,640
- Kiryas Joel, NY $75,390
- Kennewick, WA $75,000
- Eau Claire, WI $74,900
- Milwaukee, WI $74,830
- Janesville, WI $74,360
- Manchester, NH $74,330
- Las Vegas, NV $74,200
- Austin, TX $73,810
- Green Bay, WI $73,120
- Salinas, CA $72,780
- Duluth, MN $72,360
- Spokane, WA $72,030
- Oshkosh, WI $71,890
- Colorado Springs, CO $71,790
- Houston, TX $71,050
- Trenton, NJ $70,610
- Bremerton, WA $70,130
- Philadelphia, PA $69,650
- Wausau, WI $69,430
- St. Cloud, MN $69,270
- Pittsfield, MA $69,040
- Baltimore, MD $68,970
- Bloomington, IL $68,140
- St. George, UT $68,080
- South Bend, IN $67,660
- Atlanta, GA $67,570
- Appleton, WI $67,220
- Florence, SC $67,080
- Chicago, IL $66,360
- Kalamazoo, MI $66,270
- Longview, TX $66,210
- Waco, TX $66,020
- Sacramento, CA $65,980
- Portland, ME $65,910
- Detroit, MI $65,810
- Port St. Lucie, FL $65,780
- Salt Lake City, UT $65,690
- Fayetteville, NC $65,660
- Bozeman, MT $65,600
- Miami, FL $65,520
- Asheville, NC $65,450
- Ogden, UT $65,440
- Grand Junction, CO $65,410
- Virginia Beach, VA $65,370
- Lincoln, NE $65,110
- Sheboygan, WI $65,070
- Omaha, NE $65,050
- Naples, FL $64,910
- Terre Haute, IN $64,790
- Yakima, WA $64,740
- Dayton, OH $64,640
- Tucson, AZ $64,510
- Fresno, CA $64,380
- Oklahoma City, OK $64,290
- Indianapolis, IN $64,240
- Evansville, IN $64,220
- Columbus, OH $64,120
- Albany, NY $64,070
- Jacksonville, FL $64,070
- Missoula, MT $64,030
- Savannah, GA $63,990
- Athens, GA $63,950
- Grand Rapids, MI $63,680
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $63,590
- Wenatchee, WA $63,590
- Spartanburg, SC $63,570
- Sebastian, FL $63,530
- Charlotte, NC $63,490