Surgical Technologists Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 466 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Surgical Technologists

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Bend, OR $103,320 70
San Jose, CA $103,190 670
Santa Rosa, CA $101,820 120
Vallejo, CA $101,470 130
Santa Cruz, CA $100,130 80
San Francisco, CA $98,820 1,260

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Anchorage, AK $81,700 190
      Alaska $79,040 290
      Alaska $77,030 60
      Fairbanks, AK $64,480 40
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Huntsville, AL $53,640 420
      Birmingham, AL $51,430 890
      Florence, AL $49,060 70
      Alabama $48,920 2,610
      Mobile, AL $48,720 220
      Northeast Alabama $48,520 80
      Tuscaloosa, AL $47,800 90
      Daphne, AL $47,690 90
      Montgomery, AL $47,310 270
      Decatur, AL $43,460 40
      Dothan, AL $41,950 140
      Southeast Alabama $41,030 50
      Northwest Alabama $39,710 —
      Anniston, AL $37,660 60
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fayetteville, AR $62,950 280
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $59,660 150
      Little Rock, AR $53,460 580
      Arkansas $53,400 1,490
      Jonesboro, AR $51,720 110
      South Arkansas $49,700 80
      North Arkansas $48,380 140
      West Arkansas $47,460 50
      East Arkansas $40,360 40
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $69,490 1,610
      Arizona $67,530 2,220
      Tucson, AZ $62,240 340
      Flagstaff, AZ $60,730 60
      Arizona $59,120 50
      Lake Havasu City, AZ $55,040 40
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Jose, CA $103,190 670
      Santa Rosa, CA $101,820 120
      Vallejo, CA $101,470 130
      Santa Cruz, CA $100,130 80
      San Francisco, CA $98,820 1,260
      Napa, CA $97,850 40
      Sacramento, CA $95,210 600
      Redding, CA $94,200 50
      San Diego, CA $82,430 960
      Modesto, CA $82,070 170
      California $81,120 10,570
      Salinas, CA $80,890 150
      Los Angeles, CA $80,790 3,500
      North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California $80,700 60
      Chico, CA $80,280 90
      Oxnard, CA $80,060 130
      Santa Maria, CA $78,270 130
      Stockton, CA $77,810 160
      San Luis Obispo, CA $77,580 60
      North Coast Region of California $77,550 70
      Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California $77,330 30
      Riverside, CA $76,990 1,120
      Fresno, CA $74,780 350
      Bakersfield, CA $73,990 250
      Visalia, CA $61,120 110
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boulder, CO $78,660 130
      Northwest Colorado $68,860 100
      Greeley, CO $68,690 60
      Southwest Colorado $66,740 60
      Pueblo, CO $66,560 80
      Colorado $65,690 2,310
      Colorado Springs, CO $65,190 250
      Fort Collins, CO $65,190 170
      Denver, CO $64,260 1,340
      Grand Junction, CO $62,650 70
      Eastern and Southern Colorado $52,890 40
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $83,950 290
      Hartford, CT $80,960 380
      Connecticut $80,590 1,220
      Waterbury, CT $79,010 100
      New Haven, CT $77,670 330
      Norwich, CT $72,840 70
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $76,680 1,370
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $62,230 370
      Sussex Delaware $61,470 90
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cape Coral, FL $65,000 250
      North Florida $64,510 50
      Miami, FL $63,470 2,180
      Port St. Lucie, FL $63,280 140
      Crestview, FL $62,800 90
      Naples, FL $62,630 110
      Tampa, FL $62,550 1,240
      Sebastian, FL $61,710 80
      Pensacola, FL $61,650 260
      Punta Gorda, FL $61,220 60
      Florida $61,030 8,620
      Orlando, FL $60,740 1,210
      Jacksonville, FL $60,560 870
      Lakeland, FL $59,990 300
      Panama City, FL $59,870 70
      Ocala, FL $58,350 140
      Deltona, FL $56,160 300
      North Port, FL $55,890 360
      Tallahassee, FL $53,020 150
      Palm Bay, FL $51,400 230
      Wildwood, FL $51,370 50
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $64,570 2,090
      Savannah, GA $62,680 340
      Georgia $60,880 4,100
      Dalton, GA $58,740 50
      Augusta, GA-SC $57,160 290
      Athens, GA $56,400 130
      Rome, GA $53,500 80
      Macon, GA $52,940 130
      Albany, GA $51,480 70
      South Georgia $50,870 190
      North Georgia $50,460 60
      Warner Robins, GA $50,060 40
      Columbus, GA-AL $49,370 120
      East Georgia $49,150 40
      Middle Georgia $47,420 60
      Valdosta, GA $46,890 40
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Urban Honolulu, HI $84,190 270
      Hawaii $76,200 350
      Hawaii / Kauai $58,460 50
      Kahului, HI $46,580 40
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Des Moines, IA $60,670 120
      Dubuque, IA $60,500 40
      Southeast Iowa $56,920 70
      Iowa $53,920 730
      Davenport, IA-IL $53,650 80
      Sioux City, IA-NE-SD $53,220 70
      Waterloo, IA $52,100 40
      Northwest Iowa $49,990 80
      Northeast Iowa $49,520 50
      Iowa City, IA $48,700 90
      Ames, IA $39,400 40
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boise City, ID $67,380 330
      Lewiston, ID-WA $62,940 30
      Idaho $62,930 990
      Northwestern Idaho $61,930 40
      Twin Falls, ID $61,750 60
      Pocatello, ID $59,550 40
      Southeast-Central Idaho $59,250 80
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bloomington, IL $65,820 60
      Chicago, IL-IN $65,580 2,680
      Illinois $62,510 3,730
      South Illinois $61,550 140
      Rockford, IL $60,950 140
      Springfield, IL $60,080 150
      Champaign, IL $59,960 90
      Kankakee, IL $57,780 40
      West Central Illinois $56,780 110
      East Central Illinois $55,380 70
      Peoria, IL $53,650 210
      Northwest Illinois $52,310 40
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bloomington, IN $63,420 60
      Indianapolis, IN $62,660 830
      South Bend, IN-MI $62,550 150
      Terre Haute, IN $62,320 60
      Indiana $61,610 2,610
      Elkhart, IN $61,480 70
      Fort Wayne, IN $60,860 220
      Evansville, IN $60,590 180
      Michigan City, IN $60,240 40
      Lafayette, IN $59,320 120
      Northern Indiana $59,290 130
      Southern Indiana $56,340 110
      Central Indiana $54,920 80
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Topeka, KS $66,210 110
      Kansas $57,580 1,230
      Wichita, KS $52,010 310
      Kansas $47,230 260
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $57,280 770
      Lexington, KY $53,800 340
      Kentucky $52,240 1,900
      Paducah, KY-IL $49,630 80
      West Kentucky $48,970 90
      South Central Kentucky $48,750 150
      Bowling Green, KY $48,290 70
      Central Kentucky $47,080 130
      East Kentucky $44,780 110
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Orleans, LA $59,110 480
      Hammond, LA $58,890 70
      Baton Rouge, LA $53,830 480
      Monroe, LA $53,380 80
      Slidell, LA $53,030 160
      Lake Charles, LA $52,530 50
      Lafayette, LA $51,930 210
      Louisiana $51,930 2,040
      Houma, LA $51,050 80
      Northeast Louisiana $49,980 30
      Shreveport, LA $49,960 230
      Alexandria, LA $49,220 80
      Southwest Louisiana $48,430 50
      Central Louisiana $47,880 40
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Barnstable Town, MA $81,630 40
      Boston, MA-NH $78,520 1,680
      Massachusetts $78,300 2,240
      Springfield, MA $75,510 180
      Pittsfield, MA $66,560 30
      Worcester, MA $66,460 190
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baltimore, MD $68,940 1,310
      Salisbury, MD $66,760 80
      Maryland $66,550 2,130
      Maryland $57,210 80
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $56,610 100
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $63,600 180
      Maine $63,000 390
      Bangor, ME $61,160 70
      Northeast Maine $60,540 40
      Southwest Maine $57,790 60
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ann Arbor, MI $64,650 440
      Detroit, MI $63,760 1,640
      Lansing, MI $62,320 200
      Michigan $62,320 3,910
      Grand Rapids, MI $61,500 570
      Kalamazoo, MI $61,380 130
      Traverse City, MI $61,270 70
      Northern Michigan $61,200 90
      Mid Michigan $60,300 120
      Flint, MI $58,360 110
      Upper Peninsula of Michigan $54,640 90
      Niles, MI $53,830 40
      Saginaw, MI $53,420 90
      Southern Michigan $49,910 30
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $80,900 1,000
      Minnesota $77,950 1,640
      Rochester, MN $76,580 110
      Southeast Minnesota $76,230 60
      Southwest Minnesota $69,470 70
      Duluth, MN-WI $69,210 130
      St. Cloud, MN $66,840 90
      Northwest Minnesota $66,710 120
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $62,840 790
      North Missouri $62,600 40
      Kansas City, MO-KS $62,250 1,000
      Missouri $60,420 2,060
      St. Joseph, MO-KS $58,890 50
      Springfield, MO $58,110 250
      Joplin, MO-KS $56,680 100
      Southwest Missouri $53,860 40
      Central Missouri $53,690 80
      Columbia, MO $50,550 120
      Southeast Missouri $50,540 70
      Cape Girardeau, MO-IL $49,770 70
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hattiesburg, MS $53,810 190
      Jackson, MS $52,290 400
      Lower West Mississippi $48,610 30
      Mississippi $48,020 1,200
      Upper East Mississippi $47,800 250
      Gulfport, MS $46,270 110
      Lower East Mississippi $41,020 100
      West Delta Mississippi $37,210 60
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Helena, MT $62,910 40
      Missoula, MT $61,590 60
      Bozeman, MT $61,330 40
      West Montana $61,200 70
      Montana $60,610 420
      Southwest Montana $60,360 40
      East-Central Montana $59,610 30
      Billings, MT $56,870 130
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Greenville, NC $74,050 110
      Asheville, NC $62,790 140
      Charlotte, NC-SC $62,320 980
      Raleigh, NC $62,150 450
      Wilmington, NC $60,890 160
      Durham, NC $60,610 370
      Central North Carolina $60,210 100
      Winston, NC $59,920 360
      Fayetteville, NC $59,870 110
      Eastern North Carolina $59,730 150
      Hickory, NC $58,940 110
      North Carolina $58,710 3,720
      Pinehurst, NC $53,460 110
      Rocky Mount, NC $52,750 40
      Greensboro, NC $52,650 260
      Western North Carolina $50,860 150
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bismarck, ND $62,340 70
      Grand Forks, ND-MN $60,770 40
      Fargo, ND-MN $59,990 130
      North Dakota $59,990 270
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $62,960 360
      Lincoln, NE $62,830 110
      Nebraska $62,670 680
      Northeast Nebraska $58,720 50
      South Nebraska $53,710 120
      Northwest Nebraska $52,290 30
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Manchester, NH $68,650 120
      New Hampshire $67,490 400
      Northern New Hampshire $63,230 90
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $71,370 2,720
      Trenton, NJ $66,850 150
      Atlantic City, NJ $62,400 150
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Santa Fe, NM $63,520 40
      Eastern New Mexico $60,280 110
      Albuquerque, NM $52,780 330
      New Mexico $52,780 590
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reno, NV $77,350 180
      Las Vegas, NV $76,740 880
      Nevada $76,740 1,120
      Balance of Nevada $75,190 40
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $78,710 5,730
      Ithaca, NY $77,760 30
      New York $75,250 5,910
      Buffalo, NY $70,390 480
      Kiryas Joel, NY $69,670 190
      Central East New York $65,720 30
      Utica, NY $63,400 50
      Syracuse, NY $63,360 270
      Capital/Northern New York $61,250 70
      Albany, NY $61,110 280
      Southwest New York $60,070 40
      Rochester, NY $58,590 310
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Dayton, OH $62,680 260
      Toledo, OH $62,630 260
      Columbus, OH $62,440 760
      Cleveland, OH $61,760 710
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $61,440 630
      Springfield, OH $61,150 50
      Ohio $60,360 3,800
      Mansfield, OH $59,720 30
      West Northwestern Ohio $59,490 60
      Canton, OH $58,160 100
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $57,510 130
      Akron, OH $56,020 200
      Youngstown, OH $53,050 170
      Eastern Ohio $51,550 150
      Lima, OH $51,390 70
      Southern Ohio $50,650 160
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma City, OK $62,030 980
      Oklahoma $57,310 1,940
      Southwest Oklahoma $54,320 50
      Enid, OK $52,330 50
      Tulsa, OK $51,740 530
      Northeast Oklahoma $51,130 100
      Southeast Oklahoma $50,540 130
      Northwest Oklahoma $48,730 40
      Lawton, OK $48,030 60
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bend, OR $103,320 70
      Portland, OR-WA $80,010 690
      Oregon $79,410 1,190
      Coast Oregon $78,400 40
      Central Oregon $77,830 30
      Salem, OR $75,210 120
      Eugene, OR $72,610 140
      Medford, OR $68,780 100
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $65,450 270
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reading, PA $65,040 90
      Williamsport, PA $65,000 80
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $64,950 2,190
      York, PA $64,820 180
      Pennsylvania $61,770 4,710
      Harrisburg, PA $61,730 330
      Pittsburgh, PA $61,340 920
      Allentown, PA-NJ $61,220 410
      Lancaster, PA $60,070 190
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $59,430 80
      Scranton, PA $59,420 200
      Central Pennsylvania $58,300 160
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $52,790 80
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $52,100 60
      Erie, PA $51,840 120
      Altoona, PA $48,690 40
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arecibo, PR $26,880 30
      San Juan, PR $26,390 740
      Ponce, PR $26,000 110
      Mayaguez, PR $23,800 80
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $68,280 210
      Providence, RI-MA $66,390 380
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, SC $65,580 370
      Sumter, SC $65,090 50
      Florence, SC $64,790 240
      Hilton Head Island, SC $61,910 40
      Spartanburg, SC $61,390 270
      Southern South Carolina $61,210 30
      Greenville, SC $60,780 420
      South Carolina $60,780 2,480
      Columbia, SC $57,570 370
      Northwestern South Carolina $54,670 120
      Myrtle Beach, SC $46,890 260
      Northeastern South Carolina $36,010 140
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      East South Dakota $54,090 100
      Rapid City, SD $54,030 90
      West South Dakota $52,600 50
      South Dakota $52,400 580
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $50,860 320
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $60,770 500
      Nashville, TN $60,410 900
      North Central Tennessee $58,160 60
      Tennessee $56,370 2,470
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $56,160 280
      Jackson, TN $55,300 40
      Kingsport, TN-VA $54,160 90
      Johnson City, TN $53,240 70
      Clarksville, TN-KY $52,510 70
      Knoxville, TN $51,180 380
      South Central Tennessee $49,390 50
      East Tennessee $49,160 40
      West Tennessee $48,430 30
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Dallas, TX $76,800 2,820
      Austin, TX $68,600 660
      Houston, TX $66,690 2,200
      Waco, TX $64,990 110
      Longview, TX $63,950 90
      Texas $62,640 9,870
      El Paso, TX $61,970 250
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $61,200 50
      Victoria, TX $60,610 50
      Killeen, TX $60,520 180
      Sherman, TX $60,360 60
      Hill Country Region of Texas $60,280 100
      Eastern Region of Texas $60,090 70
      North Region of Texas $59,820 160
      Beaumont, TX $59,300 140
      McAllen, TX $59,250 190
      College Station, TX $58,790 130
      Lubbock, TX $58,630 160
      Corpus Christi, TX $54,060 190
      Abilene, TX $52,900 —
      Amarillo, TX $51,970 120
      Northwestern Region of Texas $51,010 70
      San Antonio, TX $49,610 1,360
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $63,790 480
      Utah $63,380 1,040
      Ogden, UT $62,950 170
      St. George, UT $62,400 80
      Provo, UT $61,860 160
      Logan, UT-ID $51,580 50
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charlottesville, VA $65,390 130
      Virginia $63,460 2,250
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $61,810 530
      Richmond, VA $61,050 470
      Roanoke, VA $60,700 190
      Lynchburg, VA $59,270 90
      West Virginia $47,700 720
      Northern West Virginia $46,810 60
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern Vermont $66,820 30
      Vermont $62,800 70
      Burlington, VT $60,660 90
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mount Vernon, WA $78,370 50
      Western Washington $76,090 70
      Bellingham, WA $75,970 50
      Seattle, WA $75,650 1,390
      Washington $73,460 2,380
      Spokane, WA $71,850 230
      Bremerton, WA $70,130 70
      Kennewick, WA $69,790 90
      Yakima, WA $62,410 100
      Eastern Washington $62,380 70
      Wenatchee, WA $61,360 60
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sheboygan, WI $71,430 40
      Madison, WI $67,810 380
      Eau Claire, WI $67,670 120
      Milwaukee, WI $66,990 850
      Northeastern Wisconsin $66,990 160
      Wausau, WI $66,790 100
      Janesville, WI $66,400 70
      Wisconsin $65,870 2,770
      Western Wisconsin $65,410 80
      Oshkosh, WI $64,450 70
      Appleton, WI $64,400 120
      South Central Wisconsin $63,020 160
      Green Bay, WI $60,860 310
      Kenosha, WI $57,930 70
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $52,330 170
      Morgantown, WV $51,930 170
      Wheeling, WV-OH $42,820 90
      Charleston, WV $41,980 160
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Eastern Wyoming $60,460 40
      Western Wyoming $58,720 60
      Wyoming $54,610 180
      Casper, WY $49,680 50