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Surgical Assistants Salary in Deltona, FL

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Surgical Assistants in Deltona, FL have a median annual salary of $84,460, with 40 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $36,850 at the 10th percentile to $119,990 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$84,460

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$40.61

Employment

40

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$36,850
10th
$58,050
25th
$84,460
Median
$119,090
75th
$119,990
90th

Local compared with national

Deltona, FL

$84,460

Median annual · 2025

United States

$66,800

Median annual · 2025

The Deltona, FL median is 26.4% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $17,660).

Top skills

  1. 1.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  2. 2.SpeakingImportance 3.8
  3. 3.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.6
  4. 4.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.6
  5. 5.MonitoringImportance 3.6
  6. 6.CoordinationImportance 3.4
  7. 7.Service OrientationImportance 3.4
  8. 8.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.3
  9. 9.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.3
  10. 10.WritingImportance 3.1
  11. 11.Learning StrategiesImportance 3.1
  12. 12.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.1

Career information

Education and experience

Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Job zone
3

Technology used

  • Electronic medical record EMR software
  • MEDITECH software
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Nursing documentation software
  • Patient scheduling software
  • Patient tracking software
  • Supply documentation software
  • Surgery workflow communication software

Common tasks

  • Monitor and maintain aseptic technique throughout procedures.
  • Maintain an unobstructed operative field, using surgical retractors, sponges, or suctioning and irrigating equipment.
  • Pass instruments or supplies to surgeon during procedure.
  • Assist with patient resuscitation during cardiac arrest or other life-threatening events.
  • Verify the identity of patient or operative site.
  • Obtain or inspect sterile or non-sterile surgical equipment, instruments, or supplies.
  • Assist members of surgical team with gowning or gloving.
  • Cover patients with surgical drapes to create and maintain a sterile operative field.
  • Coordinate or participate in the positioning of patients, using body stabilizing equipment or protective padding to provide appropriate exposure for the procedure or to protect against nerve damage or circulation impairment.
  • Determine availability of necessary equipment or supplies for operative procedures.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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