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

May 2020 data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) earlier this years revealed that over 107,000 people were employed as surgical technologists in the United States. With over 14,000 surgical technologists employed, the U.S. Mid-East region, which encompasses five states and the District of Columbia, accounted for just over 13% 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 2020 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	$61,620	5th
DE	280	$52,000	19th
MD	1,850	$55,500	15th
NJ	2,090	$55,320	16th
NY	5,510	$59,380	10th
PA	4.080	$47,890	32nd
U.S.	107,400	$51,510	-------

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

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OES. Data extracted on June 7, 2021