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% |
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Illinois | Hourly | $23.88 | $25.89 | $30.82 |
Yearly | $49,688 | $53,839 | $64,117 | |
Champaign Area | Hourly | $23.54 | $24.38 | $30.05 |
Yearly | $48,957 | $50,707 | $62,506 | |
Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $19.21 | $24.10 | $25.03 |
Yearly | $39,957 | $50,135 | $52,058 | |
Cook County | Hourly | $25.30 | $29.17 | $31.40 |
Yearly | $52,626 | $60,667 | $65,310 | |
Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $24.61 | $29.92 | $31.68 |
Yearly | $51,201 | $62,233 | $65,907 | |
Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $23.90 | $26.30 | $27.68 |
Yearly | $49,731 | $54,720 | $57,576 | |
Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $22.53 | $22.80 | $28.72 |
Yearly | $46,860 | $47,443 | $59,752 | |
Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $22.43 | $24.59 | $28.72 |
Yearly | $46,653 | $51,151 | $59,744 | |
Lake County | Hourly | $24.61 | $28.27 | $31.00 |
Yearly | $51,200 | $58,790 | $64,481 | |
Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $23.27 | $23.40 | $24.70 |
Yearly | $48,407 | $48,656 | $51,378 | |
Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $22.22 | $23.73 | $28.68 |
Yearly | $46,232 | $49,350 | $59,656 | |
Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $23.36 | $24.22 | $27.41 |
Yearly | $48,589 | $50,368 | $57,016 | |
Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $22.91 | $23.73 | $28.40 |
Yearly | $47,640 | $49,353 | $59,073 | |
Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $18.10 | $22.49 | $23.95 |
Yearly | $37,654 | $46,783 | $49,813 | |
Rockford Area | Hourly | $23.81 | $24.27 | $29.98 |
Yearly | $49,522 | $50,475 | $62,365 | |
Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $18.65 | $19.52 | $22.68 |
Yearly | $38,798 | $40,604 | $47,168 | |
Springfield Area | Hourly | $23.25 | $24.62 | $29.14 |
Yearly | $48,366 | $51,215 | $60,611 | |
St. Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $23.49 | $24.86 | $29.32 |
Yearly | $48,848 | $51,708 | $60,972 | |
United States | Hourly | $23.01 | $26.91 | $30.94 |
Yearly | $47,860 | $55,960 | $64,360 |