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Surgical Assistants Salary in Los Angeles, CA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Surgical Assistants in Los Angeles, CA have a median annual salary of $72,030. Recorded earnings range from $62,540 at the 10th percentile to $72,030 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

$72,030

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$34.63

Employment

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Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$62,540
10th
$62,540
25th
$72,030
Median
$72,030
75th
$72,030
90th

Local compared with national

Los Angeles, CA

$72,030

Median annual · 2025

United States

$66,800

Median annual · 2025

The Los Angeles, CA median is 7.8% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $5,230).

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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