Occupation is in demand.
Wages vary by employer and area of the country. Wages also vary based on the surgical technologist's experience.
Benefits vary by employer. Most full-time surgical technologists receive typical benefits. These include vacation, sick leave, and health insurance. Part-time surgical technologists usually do not receive benefits.
Surgical technologists (SOC 29-2055)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $28.50 | $30.88 | $37.63 |
| Yearly | $59,289 | $64,209 | $78,250 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $29.61 | $29.61 | $35.83 |
| Yearly | $61,593 | $61,593 | $74,518 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $24.45 | $27.35 | $29.68 |
| Yearly | $50,844 | $56,890 | $61,721 | |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin | Hourly | $29.43 | $31.53 | $37.55 |
| Yearly | $61,200 | $65,580 | $78,100 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $30.09 | $32.29 | $40.43 |
| Yearly | $62,568 | $67,164 | $84,097 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $30.23 | $32.73 | $36.46 |
| Yearly | $62,867 | $68,073 | $75,848 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $30.24 | $31.63 | $39.44 |
| Yearly | $62,905 | $65,776 | $82,043 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $25.47 | $29.37 | $30.77 |
| Yearly | $52,979 | $61,077 | $64,021 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $25.36 | $29.56 | $37.28 |
| Yearly | $52,741 | $61,492 | $77,544 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $25.48 | $28.53 | $31.73 |
| Yearly | $53,001 | $59,352 | $65,996 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $30.66 | $34.08 | $37.93 |
| Yearly | $63,766 | $70,879 | $78,910 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $23.74 | $27.93 | $28.50 |
| Yearly | $49,386 | $58,092 | $59,293 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $26.13 | $28.20 | $30.03 |
| Yearly | $54,351 | $58,637 | $62,465 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $22.60 | $27.33 | $29.22 |
| Yearly | $47,002 | $56,843 | $60,791 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $21.45 | $26.49 | $27.23 |
| Yearly | $44,604 | $55,109 | $56,632 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $26.29 | $30.10 | $37.03 |
| Yearly | $54,679 | $62,611 | $77,023 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $23.83 | $25.68 | $31.17 |
| Yearly | $49,570 | $53,420 | $64,833 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $25.43 | $29.66 | $31.68 |
| Yearly | $52,906 | $61,712 | $65,893 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $30.83 | $32.10 | $38.14 |
| Yearly | $64,116 | $66,761 | $79,338 | |
| United States | Hourly | $24.87 | $30.21 | $37.09 |
| Yearly | $51,740 | $62,830 | $77,140 | |