Surgical Assistants salary by location
National median: $66,800 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $161,710 | +142.1% | — | 2025 |
| Florence, SC | metropolitan | $133,380 | +99.7% | 200 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $123,390 | +84.7% | 90 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $111,170 | +66.4% | — | 2025 |
| CO | state | $107,440 | +60.8% | — | 2025 |
| Cincinnati, OH | metropolitan | $102,730 | +53.8% | 200 | 2025 |
| Lexington, KY | metropolitan | $102,330 | +53.2% | 100 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $100,820 | +50.9% | 200 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $100,820 | +50.9% | 230 | 2025 |
| Virginia Beach, VA | metropolitan | $99,530 | +49.0% | 270 | 2025 |
| Canton, OH | metropolitan | $97,800 | +46.4% | 70 | 2025 |
| El Paso, TX | metropolitan | $94,730 | +41.8% | 60 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $93,380 | +39.8% | 110 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $90,710 | +35.8% | — | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $88,570 | +32.6% | 40 | 2025 |
| Nashville, TN | metropolitan | $87,080 | +30.4% | 340 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $87,080 | +30.4% | 490 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $86,890 | +30.1% | 120 | 2025 |
| SC | state | $85,580 | +28.1% | 480 | 2025 |
| Dayton, OH | metropolitan | $84,750 | +26.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| KY | state | $84,600 | +26.6% | 480 | 2025 |
| Deltona, FL | metropolitan | $84,460 | +26.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $83,030 | +24.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $81,690 | +22.3% | 420 | 2025 |
| TN | state | $81,640 | +22.2% | 750 | 2025 |
| Greenville, SC | metropolitan | $80,800 | +21.0% | 30 | 2025 |
| Memphis, TN | metropolitan | $80,740 | +20.9% | 90 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $80,550 | +20.6% | 50 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $80,450 | +20.4% | 220 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $80,210 | +20.1% | 2,090 | 2025 |
| IL | state | $80,210 | +20.1% | 2,300 | 2025 |
| Amarillo, TX | metropolitan | $79,820 | +19.5% | — | 2025 |
| Orlando, FL | metropolitan | $79,240 | +18.6% | 160 | 2025 |
| San Antonio, TX | metropolitan | $79,110 | +18.4% | 230 | 2025 |
| Myrtle Beach, SC | metropolitan | $78,980 | +18.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $78,910 | +18.1% | 1,000 | 2025 |
| Miami, FL | metropolitan | $78,240 | +17.1% | 290 | 2025 |
| Springfield, IL | metropolitan | $78,210 | +17.1% | — | 2025 |
| Jacksonville, FL | metropolitan | $78,050 | +16.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $78,030 | +16.8% | 810 | 2025 |
| McAllen, TX | metropolitan | $77,980 | +16.7% | 130 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $77,670 | +16.3% | 130 | 2025 |
| Chattanooga, TN | metropolitan | $77,570 | +16.1% | 110 | 2025 |
| OH | state | $77,450 | +15.9% | 970 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $76,880 | +15.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $75,950 | +13.7% | 360 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $75,950 | +13.7% | 230 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $75,710 | +13.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $75,470 | +13.0% | 40 | 2025 |
| Lubbock, TX | metropolitan | $74,880 | +12.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Champaign, IL | metropolitan | $74,490 | +11.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Cleveland, OH | metropolitan | $74,140 | +11.0% | 280 | 2025 |
| St. Louis, MO | metropolitan | $74,080 | +10.9% | 130 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $73,200 | +9.6% | 70 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $72,030 | +7.8% | — | 2025 |
| CT | state | $67,580 | +1.2% | 320 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $67,580 | +1.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| MT | state | $67,370 | +0.9% | 100 | 2025 |
| Raleigh, NC | metropolitan | $67,210 | +0.6% | — | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $67,080 | +0.4% | — | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $66,480 | −0.5% | — | 2025 |
| Oshkosh, WI | metropolitan | $66,030 | −1.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| IA | state | $66,030 | −1.2% | 30 | 2025 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | metropolitan | $65,910 | −1.3% | 110 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $65,440 | −2.0% | 100 | 2025 |
| Kingsport, TN | metropolitan | $65,260 | −2.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| Albuquerque, NM | metropolitan | $65,200 | −2.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| Akron, OH | metropolitan | $65,130 | −2.5% | 80 | 2025 |
| TX | state | $64,930 | −2.8% | 2,840 | 2025 |
| Huntington, WV | metropolitan | $63,740 | −4.6% | 70 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $62,990 | −5.7% | — | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $62,990 | −5.7% | — | 2025 |
| FL | state | $62,550 | −6.4% | 1,260 | 2025 |
| Pensacola, FL | metropolitan | $62,550 | −6.4% | 30 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $62,540 | −6.4% | 1,210 | 2025 |
| NM | state | $62,010 | −7.2% | 130 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $61,900 | −7.3% | — | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $61,210 | −8.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $61,210 | −8.4% | 60 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $60,720 | −9.1% | 370 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $60,550 | −9.4% | 240 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $60,410 | −9.6% | 680 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $60,070 | −10.1% | 470 | 2025 |
| North Port, FL | metropolitan | $59,930 | −10.3% | — | 2025 |
| NC | state | $59,920 | −10.3% | 670 | 2025 |
| Greensboro, NC | metropolitan | $59,920 | −10.3% | — | 2025 |
| Charleston, SC | metropolitan | $58,710 | −12.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $58,370 | −12.6% | 430 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $58,130 | −13.0% | 670 | 2025 |
| KS | state | $57,810 | −13.5% | 180 | 2025 |
| IN | state | $56,620 | −15.2% | 690 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $56,460 | −15.5% | — | 2025 |
| MI | state | $56,430 | −15.5% | 560 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $56,430 | −15.5% | — | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $56,160 | −15.9% | 140 | 2025 |
| Indianapolis, IN | metropolitan | $56,120 | −16.0% | 250 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $54,190 | −18.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $54,190 | −18.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $53,990 | −19.2% | 200 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $53,190 | −20.4% | 80 | 2025 |