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Surgical Technologists salary in Houston, TX

The median surgical technologists in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX earns $71,050 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,901 a month.

10th percentile
$46,950
25th percentile
$57,250
Median percentile
$71,050
75th percentile
$82,720
90th percentile
$94,670

Based on 2,660 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$58,814 take-home a year
Gross pay$71,050
Federal income tax−$6,801
Social Security + Medicare−$5,435
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,901
Every two weeks$2,262

Does it go far here?

$72,038Median pay in Houston, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 98.6 vs 100).
29%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,430 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Houston, TX

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,690
Physicians, All Other$292,490
Nurse Anesthetists$275,310
Chief Executives$275,270
General Internal Medicine Physicians$274,410
Anesthesiologists$210,230
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$174,490
Computer and Information Systems Managers$172,160

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