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Surgical Assistants Salary in WA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Surgical Assistants in WA have a median annual salary of $65,440, with 100 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $41,740 at the 10th percentile to $102,600 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

$65,440

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$31.46

Employment

100

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$41,740
10th
$53,460
25th
$65,440
Median
$86,890
75th
$102,600
90th

Local compared with national

WA

$65,440

Median annual · 2025

United States

$66,800

Median annual · 2025

The WA median is 2.0% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $1,360).

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.

Surgical Assistants salary in other locations

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