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 | |
||
| 25% |
Median |
75% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $24.90 | $29.25 | $30.90 |
| Yearly | $51,784 | $60,824 | $64,268 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $25.09 | $29.42 | $37.26 |
| Yearly | $52,196 | $61,195 | $77,499 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $23.80 | $26.07 | $28.61 |
| Yearly | $49,515 | $54,236 | $59,502 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $28.17 | $29.78 | $34.55 |
| Yearly | $58,585 | $61,929 | $71,871 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $24.10 | $28.90 | $30.07 |
| Yearly | $50,111 | $60,108 | $62,551 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $25.77 | $29.78 | $32.73 |
| Yearly | $53,586 | $61,938 | $68,081 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $26.27 | $29.59 | $30.90 |
| Yearly | $54,655 | $61,555 | $64,268 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $24.32 | $27.52 | $28.26 |
| Yearly | $50,592 | $57,244 | $58,772 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $23.77 | $24.15 | $28.40 |
| Yearly | $49,445 | $50,236 | $59,081 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $24.31 | $26.66 | $30.19 |
| Yearly | $50,565 | $55,464 | $62,809 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $27.63 | $29.74 | $33.72 |
| Yearly | $57,472 | $61,849 | $70,137 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $23.80 | $25.13 | $28.06 |
| Yearly | $49,496 | $52,277 | $58,367 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $24.90 | $25.41 | $28.56 |
| Yearly | $51,784 | $52,842 | $59,422 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $24.02 | $27.69 | $29.50 |
| Yearly | $49,980 | $57,600 | $61,373 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $18.93 | $23.53 | $24.87 |
| Yearly | $39,376 | $48,933 | $51,725 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $24.63 | $28.42 | $32.02 |
| Yearly | $51,228 | $59,117 | $66,590 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $22.63 | $23.64 | $27.74 |
| Yearly | $47,061 | $49,158 | $57,695 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $24.24 | $26.37 | $30.22 |
| Yearly | $50,407 | $54,835 | $62,865 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $26.27 | $28.72 | $30.62 |
| Yearly | $54,655 | $59,739 | $63,693 | |
| United States | Hourly | $24.01 | $29.14 | $34.86 |
| Yearly | $49,940 | $60,610 | $72,520 | |