Surgical Technologist Pay in the U.S. Mid-East

May 2023 data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) earlier this years revealed that over 110,000 people were employed as surgical technologists in the United States. With over 15,000 surgical technologists employed, the U.S. Mid-East region, which encompasses five states and the District of Columbia, accounted for nearly 14% of U.S. surgical technologist employment. The region was a generally good one for surgical technologist pay, as four U.S. Mid-East states and the District of Columbia all had an annual mean wage level for surgical technologists that topped the national average.  However, more than a quarter of the surgical technologists in the region lived in Pennsylvania, where the annual mean wage level was 7% below the national average.  From May 2023 BLS data, here is a summary look at surgical technologist pay in the U.S. Mid-East:

Surgical Technologist Pay in the U.S. Mid-East

State	# Employed	Annual Mean Wages	Wage Rank*
DC	280	$69,230	11th
DE	370	$58,990	29th
MD	2,190	$63,050	19th
NJ	2,650	$70,240	10th
NY	5,190	$73,150	6th
PA	4,380	$58,900	30th
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 December 19, 2024