Surgical Technologist Pay in the Rocky Mountain Region

Data recently made public by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) shows more than 110,000 surgical technologists working in the United States as of May 2023. With just over 4,600 surgical technologists employed, the five-state Rocky Mountain region accounted for about 4% of surgical technologist employment in the United States.  Nearly half of the entire region's surgical technologists were in Colorado, which ranked in the upper quartile of states with an average surgical technologist annual mean wage in excess of $65,000, more than 10% higher than the national average. However, most other states in the region had surgical technologist annual mean wage levels below the national average. From May 2023 BLS data, here is a state level look at surgical technologist pay in the Rocky Mountain region:

Surgical Technologist Pay in the Rocky Mountain Region

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
CO	2,320	$65,520	16th
ID	650	$59,450	26th
MT	400	$59,090	27th
UT	1,110	$62,600	20th
WY	190	$57,260	35th
U.S.	110,320	$62,250	-------

(*) annual mean wage ranking among the 50 states and the District of Columbia

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on November 25, 2024