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 | $29.73 | $31.95 | $38.39 |
| Yearly | $61,844 | $66,460 | $79,844 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $26.06 | $29.53 | $32.65 |
| Yearly | $54,211 | $61,423 | $67,905 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $30.88 | $32.02 | $39.09 |
| Yearly | $64,223 | $66,603 | $81,309 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $31.34 | $34.05 | $38.28 |
| Yearly | $65,185 | $70,808 | $79,623 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $31.19 | $32.89 | $40.00 |
| Yearly | $64,882 | $68,409 | $83,201 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $25.75 | $30.96 | $31.95 |
| Yearly | $53,568 | $64,393 | $66,463 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $26.43 | $29.63 | $32.91 |
| Yearly | $54,970 | $61,616 | $68,448 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $31.28 | $33.22 | $38.13 |
| Yearly | $65,069 | $69,102 | $79,308 | |
| Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $26.54 | $30.81 | $36.18 |
| Yearly | $55,212 | $64,074 | $75,238 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $22.68 | $22.68 | $29.08 |
| Yearly | $47,165 | $47,165 | $60,491 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $28.62 | $30.28 | $35.08 |
| Yearly | $59,535 | $62,997 | $72,946 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $23.22 | $25.79 | $30.34 |
| Yearly | $48,300 | $53,650 | $63,110 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $28.52 | $29.28 | $29.28 |
| Yearly | $59,311 | $60,894 | $60,894 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $28.93 | $30.51 | $36.57 |
| Yearly | $60,163 | $63,467 | $76,067 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $28.93 | $30.15 | $30.79 |
| Yearly | $60,159 | $62,721 | $64,050 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $29.13 | $30.87 | $34.88 |
| Yearly | $60,605 | $64,218 | $72,559 | |
| St Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $29.73 | $31.09 | $35.51 |
| Yearly | $61,839 | $64,666 | $73,863 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $31.97 | $33.29 | $39.21 |
| Yearly | $66,498 | $69,241 | $81,555 | |
| United States | Hourly | $26.29 | $31.08 | $38.34 |
| Yearly | $54,690 | $64,650 | $79,750 | |