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Surgical Assistants Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Surgical Assistants salaries across 44 states

$67,782
National Average (Median)
$123,390
Highest: District of Columbia
$40,160
Lowest: Oklahoma

Surgical Assistants Salary by State

Compare Surgical Assistants salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$40,160
$123,390

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $41,710 AK $61,210 AZ $111,170 AR $49,600 CA $62,540 CO $107,440 CT $67,580 DC $123,390 FL $62,550 GA $49,520 HI $54,190 ID $56,460 IL $80,210 IN $56,620 IA $66,030 KS $57,810 KY $84,600 MD $58,130 MA $56,430 MI $56,430 MN $75,950 MS $50,810 MO $49,400 MT $67,370 NE $53,190 NV $100,820 NH $77,670 NJ $90,710 NM $62,010 NY $60,070 NC $59,920 OH $77,450 OK $40,160 OR $80,450 PA $60,550 RI $61,900 SC $85,580 TN $81,640 TX $64,930 UT $44,990 VA $78,910 WA $65,440 WV $50,870 WI $78,030

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
District of Columbia
$123,390
#2
Arizona
$111,170
#3
Colorado
$107,440
#4
Nevada
$100,820
#5
New Jersey
$90,710

Surgical Assistants Salary in All 44 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 District of Columbia $123,390 $110,920 90
2 Arizona $111,170 $101,840 N/A
3 Colorado $107,440 $106,660 N/A
4 Nevada $100,820 $91,760 230
5 New Jersey $90,710 $97,840 N/A
6 South Carolina $85,580 $85,590 480
7 Kentucky $84,600 $89,380 480
8 Tennessee $81,640 $82,720 750
9 Oregon $80,450 $91,610 220
10 Illinois $80,210 $78,760 2,300
11 Virginia $78,910 $82,280 1,000
12 Wisconsin $78,030 $75,650 810
13 New Hampshire $77,670 $92,410 130
14 Ohio $77,450 $74,350 970
15 Minnesota $75,950 $80,990 360
16 Connecticut $67,580 $74,490 320
17 Montana $67,370 $72,500 100
18 Iowa $66,030 $65,780 30
19 Washington $65,440 $71,820 100
20 Texas $64,930 $70,810 2,840
21 Florida $62,550 $75,960 1,260
22 California $62,540 $67,860 1,210
23 New Mexico $62,010 $62,530 130
24 Rhode Island $61,900 $70,010 N/A
25 Alaska $61,210 $62,580 60
26 Pennsylvania $60,550 $69,150 240
27 New York $60,070 $64,100 470
28 North Carolina $59,920 $57,690 670
29 Maryland $58,130 $70,930 670
30 Kansas $57,810 $59,100 180
31 Indiana $56,620 $62,710 690
32 Idaho $56,460 $56,260 N/A
33 Massachusetts $56,430 $55,190 N/A
34 Michigan $56,430 $61,240 560
35 Hawaii $54,190 $70,720 70
36 Nebraska $53,190 $60,730 80
37 West Virginia $50,870 $60,120 280
38 Mississippi $50,810 $52,650 120
39 Arkansas $49,600 $67,290 80
40 Georgia $49,520 $61,260 840
41 Missouri $49,400 $61,720 510
42 Utah $44,990 $46,200 290
43 Alabama $41,710 $41,310 470
44 Oklahoma $40,160 $53,730 220

Surgical Assistants Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Surgical Assistants keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

Take-Home in District of Columbia → Take-Home in Arizona → Take-Home in Colorado →

Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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