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Surgical Technologists Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Surgical Technologists salaries across 51 states

$66,651
National Average (Median)
$82,640
Highest: Hawaii
$49,110
Lowest: West Virginia

Surgical Technologists Salary by State

Compare Surgical Technologists 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
$49,110
$82,640

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $49,420 AK $80,380 AZ $72,260 AR $57,400 CA $81,310 CO $75,740 CT $79,890 DE $62,250 DC $77,520 FL $62,440 GA $64,010 HI $82,640 ID $72,550 IL $64,650 IN $64,240 IA $60,540 KS $60,600 KY $60,490 LA $57,370 ME $62,860 MD $68,970 MA $80,870 MI $63,320 MN $80,210 MS $49,810 MO $61,120 MT $60,970 NE $63,880 NV $75,480 NH $75,040 NJ $77,200 NM $51,780 NY $79,550 NC $60,920 ND $61,640 OH $62,420 OK $61,190 OR $81,390 PA $62,680 RI $74,130 SC $62,160 SD $59,870 TN $60,530 TX $65,220 UT $62,720 VT $60,660 VA $67,580 WA $77,270 WV $49,110 WI $74,120 WY $58,850

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
Hawaii
$82,640
#2
Oregon
$81,390
#3
California
$81,310
#4
Massachusetts
$80,870
#5
Alaska
$80,380

Surgical Technologists Salary in All 51 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 Hawaii $82,640 $73,790 290
2 Oregon $81,390 $80,990 1,090
3 California $81,310 $82,810 11,920
4 Massachusetts $80,870 $83,820 2,220
5 Alaska $80,380 $79,670 310
6 Minnesota $80,210 $79,670 1,770
7 Connecticut $79,890 $76,710 1,220
8 New York $79,550 $81,990 6,540
9 District of Columbia $77,520 $70,610 340
10 Washington $77,270 $78,400 2,510
11 New Jersey $77,200 $75,640 2,780
12 Colorado $75,740 $72,820 2,100
13 Nevada $75,480 $74,880 1,110
14 New Hampshire $75,040 $72,380 370
15 Rhode Island $74,130 $73,920 240
16 Wisconsin $74,120 $72,530 2,180
17 Idaho $72,550 $69,990 1,100
18 Arizona $72,260 $72,640 2,410
19 Maryland $68,970 $69,740 1,880
20 Virginia $67,580 $71,790 1,910
21 Texas $65,220 $66,640 10,160
22 Illinois $64,650 $70,070 3,570
23 Indiana $64,240 $66,930 2,680
24 Georgia $64,010 $64,610 4,380
25 Nebraska $63,880 $65,290 770
26 Michigan $63,320 $64,590 3,840
27 Maine $62,860 $65,140 470
28 Utah $62,720 $65,620 1,170
29 Pennsylvania $62,680 $63,480 4,490
30 Florida $62,440 $64,360 9,120
31 Ohio $62,420 $64,770 3,730
32 Delaware $62,250 $64,320 340
33 South Carolina $62,160 $60,050 2,680
34 North Dakota $61,640 $60,860 370
35 Oklahoma $61,190 $60,450 1,940
36 Missouri $61,120 $60,980 2,100
37 Montana $60,970 $60,440 490
38 North Carolina $60,920 $61,530 4,400
39 Vermont $60,660 $64,550 140
40 Kansas $60,600 $59,880 1,200
41 Iowa $60,540 $60,450 950
42 Tennessee $60,530 $60,110 3,310
43 Kentucky $60,490 $61,370 1,440
44 South Dakota $59,870 $58,390 600
45 Wyoming $58,850 $59,730 210
46 Arkansas $57,400 $57,940 1,640
47 Louisiana $57,370 $55,870 2,230
48 New Mexico $51,780 $58,580 540
49 Mississippi $49,810 $53,190 1,110
50 Alabama $49,420 $50,680 2,480
51 West Virginia $49,110 $52,290 580

Surgical Technologists 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 Technologists keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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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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