Surgical Technologists Salary in U.S.
SOC 29-2055 · National · 2024 BLS OEWS
The median salary for a Surgical Technologists in U.S. is $62,830 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $30.21 per hour. 113,890 people work as Surgical Technologists in U.S.. Wages have grown 30% since 2019, when the median was $48,300.
Median Annual Salary
$62,830
Mean Annual
$65,810
Median Hourly
$30.21
Total Employed
113,890
Salary Distribution
$43k
10th
$52k
25th
$63k
Median
$77k
75th
$91k
90th
Salary by Industry
| Industry | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| Home Health Care Services | $98,570 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | $89,090 |
| Educational Services | $89,090 |
| Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services | $82,230 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $81,330 |
| Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services | $81,330 |
| Manufacturing | $78,880 |
| Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories | $78,260 |
| Office Administrative Services | $71,900 |
| Educational Services | $70,690 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals | $70,120 |
| State Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $65,580 |
| Hospitals | $63,530 |
| General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | $63,440 |
| Outpatient Care Centers | $63,270 |
| Cross-industry, Private Ownership only | $62,930 |
| Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $62,860 |
| All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services | $62,860 |
| Health Care and Social Assistance | $62,840 |
| Offices of All Other Health Practitioners | $62,760 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, including State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $61,860 |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | $61,700 |
| Offices of Physicians | $61,350 |
| Administrative and Support Services | $61,040 |
| Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | $61,040 |
| Employment Services | $60,880 |
| Temporary Help Services | $60,590 |
| Local Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $60,380 |
| Offices of Other Health Practitioners | $55,310 |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | $54,180 |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations | $54,180 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $51,180 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $51,180 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $51,180 |
| Offices of Dentists | $48,910 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $46,360 |
| Federal, State, and Local Government, excluding State and Local Government Schools and Hospitals and the U.S. Postal Service (OEWS Designation) | $46,360 |
| Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation) | $46,360 |
| Offices of Optometrists | $45,730 |
Salary Trend
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| Year | Median Annual |
|---|---|
| 2024 | $62,830 |
| 2023 | $60,610 |
| 2022 | $55,960 |
| 2021 | $48,530 |
| 2020 | $49,710 |
| 2019 | $48,300 |
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| Dentists, All Other Specialists | $225,770 |
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