Surgical Technologists salary by location
National median: $64,650 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $106,840 | +65.3% | 700 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $105,260 | +62.8% | 100 | 2025 |
| Napa, CA | metropolitan | $102,490 | +58.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $100,130 | +54.9% | 80 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $99,960 | +54.6% | 120 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $99,390 | +53.7% | 1,440 | 2025 |
| Redding, CA | metropolitan | $89,940 | +39.1% | 80 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $87,330 | +35.1% | 230 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $86,790 | +34.2% | 250 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $84,120 | +30.1% | 6,320 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $83,580 | +29.3% | 380 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $82,860 | +28.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $82,640 | +27.8% | 290 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $82,430 | +27.5% | 650 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $82,300 | +27.3% | 170 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $82,260 | +27.2% | 1,110 | 2025 |
| Minneapolis, MN | metropolitan | $82,000 | +26.8% | 1,080 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $81,600 | +26.2% | 130 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $81,580 | +26.2% | 3,440 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $81,500 | +26.1% | 1,550 | 2025 |
| Mount Vernon, WA | metropolitan | $81,470 | +26.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $81,390 | +25.9% | 1,090 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $81,310 | +25.8% | 11,920 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $80,880 | +25.1% | 210 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $80,870 | +25.1% | 2,220 | 2025 |
| San Luis Obispo, CA | metropolitan | $80,730 | +24.9% | 100 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $80,380 | +24.3% | 310 | 2025 |
| MN | state | $80,210 | +24.1% | 1,770 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $80,060 | +23.8% | 200 | 2025 |
| Dallas, TX | metropolitan | $79,990 | +23.7% | 2,790 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $79,950 | +23.7% | 120 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $79,900 | +23.6% | 1,460 | 2025 |
| CT | state | $79,890 | +23.6% | 1,220 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $79,550 | +23.0% | 6,540 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $79,210 | +22.5% | 110 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $78,750 | +21.8% | 1,430 | 2025 |
| Waterbury, CT | metropolitan | $78,610 | +21.6% | 90 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $78,510 | +21.4% | 170 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $78,510 | +21.4% | 220 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $78,470 | +21.4% | 240 | 2025 |
| Rochester, MN | metropolitan | $78,070 | +20.8% | 170 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $78,050 | +20.7% | 1,790 | 2025 |
| Chico, CA | metropolitan | $78,050 | +20.7% | 90 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $78,010 | +20.7% | 100 | 2025 |
| Ithaca, NY | metropolitan | $77,760 | +20.3% | 30 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $77,750 | +20.3% | 50 | 2025 |
| Worcester, MA | metropolitan | $77,610 | +20.0% | 210 | 2025 |
| DC | state | $77,520 | +19.9% | 340 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $77,490 | +19.9% | 1,190 | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | metropolitan | $77,440 | +19.8% | 560 | 2025 |
| Providence, RI | metropolitan | $77,270 | +19.5% | 380 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $77,270 | +19.5% | 2,510 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $77,200 | +19.4% | 2,780 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $77,020 | +19.1% | 1,210 | 2025 |
| Pueblo, CO | metropolitan | $76,940 | +19.0% | 80 | 2025 |
| Norwich, CT | metropolitan | $76,830 | +18.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| Greenville, NC | metropolitan | $76,820 | +18.8% | 100 | 2025 |
| Medford, OR | metropolitan | $76,720 | +18.7% | 90 | 2025 |
| Boise City, ID | metropolitan | $76,650 | +18.6% | 460 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $75,970 | +17.5% | 50 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $75,930 | +17.4% | 330 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $75,830 | +17.3% | 180 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $75,740 | +17.2% | 2,100 | 2025 |
| Fairbanks, AK | metropolitan | $75,640 | +17.0% | 30 | 2025 |
| NV | state | $75,480 | +16.8% | 1,110 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $75,390 | +16.6% | 180 | 2025 |
| NH | state | $75,040 | +16.1% | 370 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $75,000 | +16.0% | 110 | 2025 |
| Eau Claire, WI | metropolitan | $74,900 | +15.9% | 70 | 2025 |
| Milwaukee, WI | metropolitan | $74,830 | +15.7% | 610 | 2025 |
| Janesville, WI | metropolitan | $74,360 | +15.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $74,330 | +15.0% | 120 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | metropolitan | $74,200 | +14.8% | 860 | 2025 |
| RI | state | $74,130 | +14.7% | 240 | 2025 |
| WI | state | $74,120 | +14.6% | 2,180 | 2025 |
| Austin, TX | metropolitan | $73,810 | +14.2% | 700 | 2025 |
| Green Bay, WI | metropolitan | $73,120 | +13.1% | 240 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $72,780 | +12.6% | 120 | 2025 |
| ID | state | $72,550 | +12.2% | 1,100 | 2025 |
| Duluth, MN | metropolitan | $72,360 | +11.9% | 110 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $72,260 | +11.8% | 2,410 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $72,030 | +11.4% | 260 | 2025 |
| Oshkosh, WI | metropolitan | $71,890 | +11.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | metropolitan | $71,790 | +11.0% | 240 | 2025 |
| Houston, TX | metropolitan | $71,050 | +9.9% | 2,660 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $70,610 | +9.2% | 150 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $70,130 | +8.5% | 70 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $69,650 | +7.7% | 2,020 | 2025 |
| Wausau, WI | metropolitan | $69,430 | +7.4% | 90 | 2025 |
| St. Cloud, MN | metropolitan | $69,270 | +7.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| Pittsfield, MA | metropolitan | $69,040 | +6.8% | 30 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $68,970 | +6.7% | 1,090 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $68,970 | +6.7% | 1,880 | 2025 |
| Bloomington, IL | metropolitan | $68,140 | +5.4% | 80 | 2025 |
| St. George, UT | metropolitan | $68,080 | +5.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $67,920 | +5.1% | — | 2025 |
| South Bend, IN | metropolitan | $67,660 | +4.7% | 170 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $67,580 | +4.5% | 1,910 | 2025 |
| Atlanta, GA | metropolitan | $67,570 | +4.5% | 2,400 | 2025 |
| Appleton, WI | metropolitan | $67,220 | +4.0% | 100 | 2025 |