Surgical Technologist Salary Range
By Louis Zhang
The availability of jobs for surgical technologists is expected to grow much faster than average according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This is especially true for certified surgical technologists. This is a good field to get into since there will be jobs available, and the training only takes from 9 months to 2 years depending on which program you choose.
The surgical technologist salary can vary based on whether or not the technologist is certified, which type of industry the technologist works in, where the technologist works, and the amount of experience a technologist has. This means there is a wide range of in salaries. According to the BLS, the mean annual surgical tech salary in May 2007 was $38,800, with the top 10% making more than $52,500 and the bottom 10% making less than $26,650 per year. This is a pretty wide salary range, but you can make some choices over the industry and location where you work that can make it more likely that you will receive a pay rate on the higher end of the salary scale for surgical technicians.
The industries with the highest surgical technologist pay are other ambulatory health care services ($45,430), employment services ($45,210), home health care services ($43,820), medical and diagnostic laboratories ($43,180), and offices of other health care practitioners ($42,870). However, most surgical technologists are employed by general medical and surgical hospitals, offices of physicians, outpatient care centers, offices of dentists, and employment services. The best chance for a high surgical technologist salary seems to be with employment services.
The states with the highest surgical tech salary are Alaska ($50,000), Connecticut ($47,620), Hawaii ($46,720), California ($45,400), and Nevada ($45,020). When looking at the surgical technology income for a certain location you need to be sure to take into account the cost of living in that area as well since sometimes the salary is particularly high because the cost of living is high in that area as well.
Experience definitely makes a difference when it comes to the surgical technologist salary. According to PayScale the median annual starting salary for someone with less than one year of experience is $31,824 and the median annual salary for a surgical tech with 20 years or more experience is $50,000.
Many employers prefer to hire surgical technologists that are certified, so passing the certification test and keeping your certification current is a good way to increase your chances of getting a good job, and it is likely you will receive higher pay as well. Louis Zhang, Certsurgicaltechnologist dot com
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