Surgical Assistants Salary
Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Surgical Assistants positions across the United States.
Median Annual Salary
$60,290
National average
Salary Range
$39,540 – $102,390
10th–90th percentile
Data Year
2024
Source: BLS
Surgical Assistants Salary by City
| Location | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $116,140 | $89,390 | $164,140 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $115,610 | $43,700 | $115,610 |
| Nevada | $110,020 | $39,100 | $110,030 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $110,020 | $48,220 | $110,030 |
| Arizona | $107,500 | $43,700 | $115,610 |
| District of Columbia | $105,080 | $58,250 | $140,230 |
| Minnesota | $100,000 | $74,800 | $148,230 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $98,910 | $47,100 | $123,800 |
| South Carolina | $98,340 | $34,520 | $128,820 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $96,150 | $34,520 | $146,980 |
| Duluth, MN-WI | $92,160 | $68,350 | $127,400 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $90,210 | $49,500 | $98,910 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $89,600 | $59,600 | $93,790 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $89,120 | $45,490 | $111,000 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $88,910 | $55,620 | $111,330 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $86,530 | $48,360 | $113,530 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $84,190 | $62,890 | $105,170 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $83,660 | $56,020 | $124,860 |
| Kentucky | $81,710 | $48,550 | $103,270 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $80,850 | $51,000 | $103,780 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $79,720 | $54,450 | $102,220 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $79,610 | $48,930 | $101,830 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $78,800 | $52,690 | $114,520 |
| Tennessee | $78,330 | $43,400 | $107,720 |
| Amarillo, TX | $78,090 | $64,110 | $94,850 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $77,750 | $47,190 | $96,820 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $77,650 | $45,210 | $98,910 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $77,600 | $38,580 | $118,160 |
| Texas | $76,510 | $49,010 | $102,190 |
| Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $76,210 | $47,260 | $90,370 |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $75,180 | $34,870 | $92,660 |
| Lubbock, TX | $75,070 | $36,750 | $130,020 |
| New Hampshire | $74,880 | $48,360 | $124,570 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $74,150 | $37,210 | $148,030 |
| New Jersey | $73,600 | $52,790 | $141,640 |
| Wisconsin | $71,630 | $49,410 | $98,610 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $69,440 | $60,290 | $69,440 |
| Washington | $69,060 | $38,660 | $98,910 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $65,150 | $45,070 | $120,680 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $64,910 | $49,670 | $64,910 |
| Montana | $64,810 | $34,790 | $95,280 |
| Pennsylvania | $64,670 | $47,480 | $109,430 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $64,350 | $49,880 | $81,130 |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $64,060 | $34,400 | $75,040 |
| Stockton-Lodi, CA | $63,400 | $52,220 | $78,240 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $63,390 | $39,150 | $129,180 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $63,260 | $47,940 | $112,370 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $63,210 | $53,920 | $114,300 |
| Bend, OR | $62,640 | $51,900 | $114,660 |
| Madison, WI | $62,540 | $51,690 | $105,190 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $62,370 | $40,390 | $98,810 |
| Illinois | $62,030 | $43,410 | $93,210 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $62,030 | $46,060 | $93,120 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $62,000 | $33,460 | $113,250 |
| Oregon | $61,970 | $53,920 | $108,180 |
| Massachusetts | $61,880 | $39,090 | $82,050 |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $61,690 | $44,040 | $71,420 |
| Salem, OR | $61,570 | $51,420 | $99,210 |
| Columbus, OH | $61,540 | $39,510 | $91,470 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $61,500 | $52,370 | $137,950 |
| Iowa | $60,620 | $39,100 | $82,360 |
| Indiana | $60,380 | $38,590 | $97,690 |
| California | $60,290 | $52,220 | $69,440 |
| Appleton, WI | $60,110 | $49,900 | $88,270 |
| Medford, OR | $59,850 | $49,970 | $105,140 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $59,670 | $54,000 | $90,220 |
| Rhode Island | $59,670 | $59,670 | $90,220 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $59,190 | $49,420 | $103,990 |
| New York | $58,680 | $52,250 | $91,010 |
| Virginia | $58,490 | $45,930 | $123,800 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $58,240 | $47,840 | $124,750 |
| Maryland | $58,240 | $47,840 | $105,500 |
| Athens-Clarke County, GA | $57,520 | $37,570 | $68,690 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $56,300 | $40,960 | $117,690 |
| Michigan | $55,630 | $36,530 | $85,730 |
| Idaho | $55,310 | $40,170 | $64,700 |
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $55,110 | $37,260 | $61,560 |
| North Dakota | $54,840 | $38,630 | $66,940 |
| Connecticut | $53,300 | $38,180 | $86,180 |
| Knoxville, TN | $53,030 | $41,460 | $78,380 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $52,730 | $40,030 | $94,920 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $52,650 | $40,650 | $63,760 |
| Georgia | $52,430 | $36,080 | $62,100 |
| Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $52,390 | $45,180 | $99,590 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $52,340 | $50,170 | $109,050 |
| Hawaii | $52,340 | $50,170 | $109,050 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $51,930 | $37,610 | $61,650 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $51,930 | $51,510 | $96,790 |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $51,650 | $41,840 | $62,140 |
| Ohio | $51,180 | $38,200 | $100,310 |
| Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $51,180 | $36,800 | $83,610 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $51,160 | $38,300 | $81,620 |
| Florida | $50,920 | $42,750 | $92,050 |
| North Carolina | $50,880 | $38,510 | $64,910 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $50,880 | $38,190 | $64,060 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $50,540 | $34,880 | $87,320 |
| Toledo, OH | $50,330 | $37,640 | $92,020 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $50,180 | $44,480 | $69,370 |
| Macon-Bibb County, GA | $50,180 | $37,910 | $74,370 |
| Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $49,920 | $46,170 | $79,940 |
| Nebraska | $49,850 | $40,150 | $81,620 |
| Youngstown-Warren, OH | $49,770 | $49,770 | $80,370 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $49,570 | $49,570 | $92,050 |
| Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $49,350 | $44,410 | $77,250 |
| Arkansas | $49,340 | $34,530 | $82,930 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $49,200 | $45,150 | $67,180 |
| Alaska | $49,200 | $42,290 | $83,010 |
| Richmond, VA | $49,190 | $47,540 | $103,790 |
| West Virginia | $49,080 | $32,360 | $76,590 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $48,930 | $48,130 | $80,630 |
| Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $48,930 | $43,680 | $80,500 |
| Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $48,850 | $38,520 | $59,940 |
| Mississippi | $48,820 | $38,370 | $59,940 |
| Columbia, SC | $48,750 | $32,800 | $100,080 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $48,690 | $41,300 | $56,260 |
| Kansas | $48,200 | $38,920 | $73,660 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $47,830 | $40,560 | $80,680 |
| Ocala, FL | $47,710 | $40,450 | $62,140 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $46,930 | $34,760 | $83,900 |
| New Mexico | $46,810 | $40,250 | $66,560 |
| Tyler, TX | $46,540 | $46,540 | $76,180 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $46,440 | $41,030 | $55,590 |
| Cleveland, OH | $46,390 | $38,200 | $102,110 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $46,250 | $38,130 | $91,390 |
| Fresno, CA | $46,230 | $38,430 | $50,520 |
| Wichita, KS | $45,880 | $38,010 | $70,300 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $45,520 | $35,770 | $101,920 |
| Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $45,180 | $38,430 | $61,500 |
| Springfield, IL | $45,120 | $39,880 | $111,090 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $44,730 | $38,020 | $60,620 |
| Utah | $44,720 | $35,010 | $61,450 |
| Missouri | $44,390 | $35,770 | $97,050 |
| Huntsville, AL | $43,350 | $29,880 | $53,130 |
| Anchorage, AK | $42,290 | $42,290 | $82,210 |
| Louisiana | $41,810 | $29,490 | $64,780 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $41,570 | $38,240 | $64,260 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $40,250 | $40,250 | $66,560 |
| Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $40,110 | $31,350 | $51,780 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $39,540 | $39,540 | $56,360 |
| Greenville, NC | $39,480 | $39,480 | $96,820 |
| Gainesville, GA | $39,150 | $32,570 | $50,220 |
| Springfield, MO | $39,030 | $31,490 | $93,160 |
| Alabama | $38,900 | $36,740 | $51,950 |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $38,590 | $29,320 | $44,010 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $38,510 | $38,510 | $57,500 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $38,450 | $37,290 | $85,380 |
| Tulsa, OK | $37,230 | $37,230 | $79,600 |
| Oklahoma | $37,230 | $29,630 | $82,630 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $37,190 | $32,480 | $61,030 |
| Savannah, GA | $37,010 | $30,440 | $62,100 |
| Ogden, UT | $35,010 | $35,010 | $44,720 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $33,000 | $29,630 | $68,100 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $20,530 | $20,050 | $20,670 |
| Puerto Rico | $20,530 | $19,760 | $20,670 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Surgical Assistants make?▾
The median annual salary for a Surgical Assistants is $60,290, with a typical range of $39,540 – $102,390 depending on experience, location, and employer.
What is the starting salary for a Surgical Assistants?▾
Entry-level Surgical Assistants positions typically start around $39,540 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.
Where do Surgical Assistantss earn the most?▾
Surgical Assistantss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.