Compare One Occupation Across States
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Surgical Technologists
Full surgical technologists overview →U.S. mean $68,710 · median $64,650
| State | Rank | Mean | Median | Hourly | Mean vs U.S. | P10–P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | #1 | $83,820 | $80,870 | $40 | +22% | $60,350–$109,550 |
| California | #2 | $82,810 | $81,310 | $40 | +20.5% | $49,140–$115,740 |
| New York | #3 | $81,990 | $79,550 | $39 | +19.3% | $53,680–$105,330 |
| Oregon | #4 | $80,990 | $81,390 | $39 | +17.9% | $59,930–$97,330 |
| Alaska | #5 | $79,670 | $80,380 | $38 | +16% | $54,840–$101,060 |
| Minnesota | #6 | $79,670 | $80,210 | $38 | +16% | $62,820–$98,470 |
| Washington | #7 | $78,400 | $77,270 | $38 | +14.1% | $55,270–$103,690 |
| Connecticut | #8 | $76,710 | $79,890 | $37 | +11.6% | $45,980–$104,920 |
| New Jersey | #9 | $75,640 | $77,200 | $36 | +10.1% | $48,270–$100,490 |
| Nevada | #10 | $74,880 | $75,480 | $36 | +9% | $48,330–$102,430 |
| Rhode Island | #11 | $73,920 | $74,130 | $36 | +7.6% | $49,910–$101,850 |
| Hawaii | #12 | $73,790 | $82,640 | $35 | +7.4% | $39,370–$94,010 |
| Colorado | #13 | $72,820 | $75,740 | $35 | +6% | $51,040–$92,580 |
| Arizona | #14 | $72,640 | $72,260 | $35 | +5.7% | $50,030–$96,840 |
| Wisconsin | #15 | $72,530 | $74,120 | $35 | +5.6% | $59,410–$86,670 |
| New Hampshire | #16 | $72,380 | $75,040 | $35 | +5.3% | $56,760–$87,560 |
| Virginia | #17 | $71,790 | $67,580 | $35 | +4.5% | $47,980–$102,020 |
| District of Columbia | #18 | $70,610 | $77,520 | $34 | +2.8% | $37,800–$101,180 |
| Illinois | #19 | $70,070 | $64,650 | $34 | +2% | $48,560–$91,890 |
| Idaho | #20 | $69,990 | $72,550 | $34 | +1.9% | $48,430–$87,210 |
| Maryland | #21 | $69,740 | $68,970 | $34 | +1.5% | $45,590–$85,820 |
| Indiana | #22 | $66,930 | $64,240 | $32 | -2.6% | $51,350–$80,600 |
| Texas | #23 | $66,640 | $65,220 | $32 | -3% | $39,950–$92,580 |
| Utah | #24 | $65,620 | $62,720 | $32 | -4.5% | $45,760–$87,430 |
| Nebraska | #25 | $65,290 | $63,880 | $31 | -5% | $49,870–$79,350 |
| Maine | #26 | $65,140 | $62,860 | $31 | -5.2% | $48,330–$80,380 |
| Ohio | #27 | $64,770 | $62,420 | $31 | -5.7% | $48,110–$80,640 |
| Georgia | #28 | $64,610 | $64,010 | $31 | -6% | $40,390–$84,040 |
| Michigan | #29 | $64,590 | $63,320 | $31 | -6% | $43,690–$79,550 |
| Vermont | #30 | $64,550 | $60,660 | $31 | -6.1% | $49,510–$88,460 |
| Florida | #31 | $64,360 | $62,440 | $31 | -6.3% | $41,270–$85,620 |
| Delaware | #32 | $64,320 | $62,250 | $31 | -6.4% | $48,150–$79,310 |
| Pennsylvania | #33 | $63,480 | $62,680 | $31 | -7.6% | $47,130–$77,760 |
| North Carolina | #34 | $61,530 | $60,920 | $30 | -10.4% | $45,990–$78,650 |
| Kentucky | #35 | $61,370 | $60,490 | $30 | -10.7% | $41,440–$79,980 |
| Missouri | #36 | $60,980 | $61,120 | $29 | -11.3% | $44,930–$78,410 |
| North Dakota | #37 | $60,860 | $61,640 | $29 | -11.4% | $50,440–$72,120 |
| Iowa | #38 | $60,450 | $60,540 | $29 | -12% | $47,280–$75,100 |
| Oklahoma | #39 | $60,450 | $61,190 | $29 | -12% | $49,200–$77,320 |
| Montana | #40 | $60,440 | $60,970 | $29 | -12% | $37,690–$79,330 |
| Tennessee | #41 | $60,110 | $60,530 | $29 | -12.5% | $47,620–$75,920 |
| South Carolina | #42 | $60,050 | $62,160 | $29 | -12.6% | $38,830–$75,210 |
| Kansas | #43 | $59,880 | $60,600 | $29 | -12.9% | $44,720–$76,880 |
| Wyoming | #44 | $59,730 | $58,850 | $29 | -13.1% | $45,080–$79,920 |
| New Mexico | #45 | $58,580 | $51,780 | $28 | -14.7% | $42,430–$78,650 |
| South Dakota | #46 | $58,390 | $59,870 | $28 | -15% | $38,450–$75,470 |
| Arkansas | #47 | $57,940 | $57,400 | $28 | -15.7% | $38,750–$75,460 |
| Louisiana | #48 | $55,870 | $57,370 | $27 | -18.7% | $36,580–$74,650 |
| Mississippi | #49 | $53,190 | $49,810 | $26 | -22.6% | $38,800–$66,300 |
| West Virginia | #50 | $52,290 | $49,110 | $25 | -23.9% | $38,010–$72,010 |
| Alabama | #51 | $50,680 | $49,420 | $24 | -26.2% | $36,490–$64,360 |
P10–P90 bars share one scale across the selected states; the blue band spans P10–P90 and the dot marks the median.