Surgical technologist salary by state
The US median surgical technologist wage was $64,650 a year, or $31.08 an hour, in May 2025.
At a glance
The US median surgical technologist wage was $64,650 a year, or $31.08 an hour, in May 2025. Surgical technologist pay should be compared before adding call pay or extra shifts. These estimates cover straight-time wages across employers, not a particular operating-room schedule. These are gross wages before deductions, not take-home pay.
- The national median was $64,650 a year in May 2025.
- Compare base wages separately from overtime, benefits and travel stipends.
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Surgical technologist salary by state
Hawaii had the highest published state median at $82,640; West Virginia had the lowest at $49,110.[1]
Subtracting those published medians gives a $33,530 annual gap. That difference does not adjust for living costs or identify the cause.[1]
Median annual pay ($)
- $49,110 to $60,530
- $60,540 to $62,250
- $62,420 to $64,650
- $65,220 to $75,740
- $77,200 to $82,640
US state tiles colored by median annual wage in May 2025. The table gives the published amounts.
| State | Median hourly pay ($) | Median annual pay ($) | Employment | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $31.08 | $64,650 | 117,460 | — |
| Alabama | $23.76 | $49,420 | 2,480 | — |
| Alaska | $38.65 | $80,380 | 310 | — |
| Arizona | $34.74 | $72,260 | 2,410 | — |
| Arkansas | $27.60 | $57,400 | 1,640 | — |
| California | $39.09 | $81,310 | 11,920 | — |
| Colorado | $36.41 | $75,740 | 2,100 | — |
| Connecticut | $38.41 | $79,890 | 1,220 | — |
| Delaware | $29.93 | $62,250 | 340 | — |
| District of Columbia | $37.27 | $77,520 | 340 | — |
| Florida | $30.02 | $62,440 | 9,120 | — |
| Georgia | $30.77 | $64,010 | 4,380 | — |
| Hawaii | $39.73 | $82,640 | 290 | — |
| Idaho | $34.88 | $72,550 | 1,100 | — |
| Illinois | $31.08 | $64,650 | 3,570 | — |
| Indiana | $30.89 | $64,240 | 2,680 | — |
| Iowa | $29.11 | $60,540 | 950 | — |
| Kansas | $29.13 | $60,600 | 1,200 | — |
| Kentucky | $29.08 | $60,490 | 1,440 | — |
| Louisiana | $27.58 | $57,370 | 2,230 | — |
| Maine | $30.22 | $62,860 | 470 | — |
| Maryland | $33.16 | $68,970 | 1,880 | — |
| Massachusetts | $38.88 | $80,870 | 2,220 | — |
| Michigan | $30.44 | $63,320 | 3,840 | — |
| Minnesota | $38.56 | $80,210 | 1,770 | — |
| Mississippi | $23.95 | $49,810 | 1,110 | — |
| Missouri | $29.39 | $61,120 | 2,100 | — |
| Montana | $29.31 | $60,970 | 490 | — |
| Nebraska | $30.71 | $63,880 | 770 | — |
| Nevada | $36.29 | $75,480 | 1,110 | — |
| New Hampshire | $36.08 | $75,040 | 370 | — |
| New Jersey | $37.12 | $77,200 | 2,780 | — |
| New Mexico | $24.90 | $51,780 | 540 | — |
| New York | $38.25 | $79,550 | 6,540 | — |
| North Carolina | $29.29 | $60,920 | 4,400 | — |
| North Dakota | $29.63 | $61,640 | 370 | — |
| Ohio | $30.01 | $62,420 | 3,730 | — |
| Oklahoma | $29.42 | $61,190 | 1,940 | — |
| Oregon | $39.13 | $81,390 | 1,090 | — |
| Pennsylvania | $30.14 | $62,680 | 4,490 | — |
| Rhode Island | $35.64 | $74,130 | 240 | — |
| South Carolina | $29.89 | $62,160 | 2,680 | — |
| South Dakota | $28.79 | $59,870 | 600 | — |
| Tennessee | $29.10 | $60,530 | 3,310 | — |
| Texas | $31.35 | $65,220 | 10,160 | — |
| Utah | $30.15 | $62,720 | 1,170 | — |
| Vermont | $29.17 | $60,660 | 140 | — |
| Virginia | $32.49 | $67,580 | 1,910 | — |
| Washington | $37.15 | $77,270 | 2,510 | — |
| West Virginia | $23.61 | $49,110 | 580 | — |
| Wisconsin | $35.64 | $74,120 | 2,180 | — |
| Wyoming | $28.29 | $58,850 | 210 | — |
| Puerto Rico | $14.71 | $30,600 | 1,080 | — |
How much do surgical technologists make in Minnesota?
Minnesota's median was $80,210 a year, or $38.56 an hour. That figure covers the occupation across employers in the state.[1]
How to read these wage estimates
The annual wage is a standardized full-time equivalent for occupations reported hourly. A shorter schedule can produce lower annual earnings even when the hourly rate matches the median.[1]
The figures describe the May 2025 wage period, published a year later. They lag the offers available today and should not be treated as current advertised rates.[1]
What these figures leave out
These are straight-time gross wages. They exclude overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and employer-paid benefits, and cannot separate travel contracts or stipends.[1]
The survey covers wage and salary jobs and leaves out self-employed workers. Empty cells mean no usable published estimate, not unpaid work or no jobs.[1]
What this means for your next offer
Ask how call time, callback hours and shift changes affect pay. A state median cannot tell you which of those terms an employer includes.
Use the state figure as a starting reference, then compare the employer, setting and paid hours. A higher state median alone does not mean a move improves your budget.
Prepare your questions with the salary negotiation guide. Use the paycheck calculator to estimate deductions from a concrete offer.
Data and method
Surgical technologists: pay by state, May 2025
Employment and annual pay percentiles for surgical technologists (SOC 29-2055) in each state, the District of Columbia and the U.S. territories BLS publishes, with the United States first. All industries, May 2025 estimates.
- Source
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
- Release
- May 2025 estimates, released May 15, 2026
- Period
- May 2025
- Method
- Rows are BLS's cross-industry estimates (NAICS 000000, detailed occupation 29-2055) from the May 2025 state file (states, the District of Columbia and territories) and national file (the United States row). Figures are copied as published. Cells BLS marks "*" or "**" (estimate not available) or "#" (at or above $115.00 an hour or $239,200 a year) are left empty, and the note column says which. BLS computes annual pay as hourly pay times 2,080 hours where it publishes hourly figures.
- License
- Public domain
- Retrieved
Limits
- Wages are straight-time gross pay. They exclude overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and employer-paid benefits, so they understate total pay for many clinicians; travel and agency pay and stipends cannot be separated.
- Each estimate blends six semiannual survey panels, November 2022 to May 2025, adjusted to May 2025. OEWS is not a time series: BLS advises against comparing years to measure growth.
- Employment counts wage and salary jobs and excludes the self-employed.
- BLS withholds estimates that do not meet its publication standards; those cells are empty, and a state with no estimate at all has a row with every figure empty. Wages at or above $239,200 a year are published only as that floor and are also empty here.
- The figures describe May 2025 and were published May 15, 2026; BLS publishes new estimates once a year.
Sources & approach
Scope: US wage and salary estimates for the stated period, not a quote for an individual job or a promise of earnings. Check the written offer and the applicable employer terms before deciding.
Based on the public sources linked below. Job.com selected and organized the data; no internal company data is used.
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · Accessed October 23, 2026
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