Average annual wages for surgical technologists vary across states, with the national mean estimated at $57,500, according to the most recently available data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, released April 25.
Here are the mean annual wages for surgical technologists in 49 states and Washington, D.C., listed in descending order of pay.
Note: The list does not include Montana, as sufficient data was not available.
1. Alaska: $73,960
2. California: $72,860
3. Connecticut: $71,430
4. Nevada: $69,300
5. Washington: $66,590
6. New Jersey: $66,270
7. Oregon: $65,760
8. Minnesota: $65,700
9. Massachusetts: $64,700
10. New York: $64,640
11. District of Columbia: $63,760
12. Colorado: $63,740
13. Rhode Island: $61,290
14. Wisconsin: $60,830
15. New Hampshire: $60,620
16. Maryland: $59,840
17. Virginia: $59,350
18. Arizona: $58,920
19. Hawaii: $57,140
20. Idaho: $56,370
21. Maine: $56,360
22. Delaware: $55,850
23. Illinois: $55,630
24. Missouri: $55,370
25. Ohio: $55,230
26. Indiana: $54,980
27. Georgia: $54,970
28. Texas: $53,930
29. Pennsylvania: $52,980
30. Vermont: $52,800
31. North Dakota: $52,780
32. Nebraska: $52,640
33. Tennessee: $52,290
34. Florida: $52,230
35. Iowa: $52,220
36. Michigan: $51,780
37. Kansas: $51,200
38. Utah: $50,630
39. South Carolina: $50,610
40. Kentucky: $50,030
41. Oklahoma: $49,560
42. North Carolina: $49,500
43. Wyoming: $49,270
44. New Mexico: $48,800
45. South Dakota: $47,590
46. Louisiana: $47,470
47. Arkansas: $46,740
48. West Virginia: $46,140
49. Mississippi: $44,340
50. Alabama: $43,440