Sterile processing technician salary
Open sterile processing technician jobs post a median of $26.75 an hour, with the middle half paying $23.50–$30.50: about $55,600 a year full time. Measured from 371 jobs at 115 employers that state their pay, read from each employer's own job board.
The jobs themselves: Sterile processing technician jobs
What sterile processing technicians are paid
Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint). The middle half of employers' rates is in the darker color.
Posted on open jobs
Middle half of 262 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $26.75. 39% of the 961 open sterile processing technician jobs state an hourly rate. 5 more state an "up to" ceiling, a weekly travel rate, a per-visit fee, or a rate far from the rest (a differential read as pay), left out.
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Sterile processing technician pay by employer
What each employer posts for sterile processing technicians, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first. An employer with at least 5 such jobs has a page of its own with every range it posts.
Median of each employer's own jobs (a range at its midpoint), and the lowest and highest rate it posts. Jobs stating pay link to the employer's open jobs.
Sterile processing technician pay by state
States where at least 8 open jobs from 3 employers state an hourly rate, highest median first. Each opens the state's own page, with its towns and employers.
Median and middle half of employers' rates in the state. BLS medians are for the occupation's main SOC code in the state (May 2025).
Night shift sterile processing technician pay
Where one employer posts both night and other sterile processing technician jobs in the same state (27 such employers and states), the night jobs post the same base rate as the rest (the median gap is $0): most employers state their night differential apart from the base pay, so check the posting for it.
| Employer, state | Night jobs, median | Other jobs, median |
|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Permanente, CA | $30.50 (5) | $30.50 (13) |
| Mayo Clinic, MN | $23 (1) | $23 (8) |
| Northwestern Medicine, IL | $25.75 (2) | $24.25 (7) |
| UMass Memorial Health, MA | $26 (2) | $23.25 (6) |
| Cedars-Sinai, CA | $31.50 (3) | $33.75 (4) |
| MultiCare Health System, WA | $27.50 (1) | $27.50 (5) |
| UChicago Medicine, IL | $26.25 (2) | $25.75 (4) |
| AdventHealth, FL | $22.50 (1) | $25.50 (4) |
A job counts as a night job when its title names nights ("Nights", "NOC", "7p-7a"). Jobs in brackets.
Sterile processing technician jobs that state a yearly salary
Some jobs state a salary for the year instead of an hourly rate. They are measured on their own here, never converted.
9 open jobs from 4 employers state a yearly salary: a median of $75,900, the middle half $67,900 to $76,700, from $41,923 to $120,890 posted.
Best-paid open sterile processing technician jobs
The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.
Instrument Technician II / Operator
Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN· 2d ago
$45.07–$65.68/hr
Sterile Processing Tech 3 - MZ
UCSF Health · San Francisco, CA· 1mo ago
$41.86–$52.47/hr
Sutter Health · Burlingame, CA· 1mo ago
$38.50–$53.89/hr
Sterile Processing Tech II - FT - Nights - Sterile Processing @ MV
El Camino Health · Mountain View, CA· 6d ago
$40.42–$51.10/hr
Sterile Processing Tech III, Sterile Processing, Full-Time, Evenings, (11am-7:30pm)
MarinHealth · Greenbrae, CA· 2d ago
$41.65–$48.80/hrSterile Processing Technician II
Sutter Health · San Jose, San Francisco and 1 more, CA· 6d ago
$36.66–$51.32/hr
Certified Sterile Processing Technician (Noc shift)
Montage Health · Monterey, CA· 2mo ago
$37.61–$50.32/hrCertified Sterile Processing Technician (PM Shift)
Montage Health · Monterey, CA· 1mo ago
$37.61–$50.32/hr
Sterile Processing Technician II Certified Per Diem Evenings
Kaiser Permanente · Redwood City, CA· 1mo ago
$42.51–$44.73/hrSterile Processing Technician II - Certified - Temporary
Kaiser Permanente · Dublin, CA· 3d ago
$42.51–$44.73/hrSterile Processing Tech I - Per Diem - Days - Sterile Processing @ MV
El Camino Health · Mountain View, CA· 4d ago
$38.49–$48.66/hr
Central Sterile Tech Traveler $42/hr 40hr
AdventHealth · Rome, GA· 3d ago
$42/hr
Every open job: Sterile processing technician jobs
What BLS measures
The US Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys what people employed in the occupation earn, at every level of experience. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered, so the two measure different things.
| BLS occupation | 10th pct | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | 90th pct | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medical Equipment Preparers (31-9093) | $17.50 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Equipment Preparers, opens in a new tab) | $19.13 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Equipment Preparers, opens in a new tab) | $22.93 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Equipment Preparers, opens in a new tab) | $28.16 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Equipment Preparers, opens in a new tab) | $33.63 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Equipment Preparers, opens in a new tab) | 77,420 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Equipment Preparers, opens in a new tab) |
The posted median ($26.75) is $3.82 above the BLS median ($22.93 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Medical Equipment Preparers, opens in a new tab)). Posted ranges run from a new hire's rate to an experienced one's, and their midpoint is counted here.
Sterile processing technician salary: common questions
How much does a sterile processing technician make an hour?
Open sterile processing technician jobs on CareJobs.Now that state an hourly rate post a median of $26.75, with the middle half between $23.50–$30.50 (371 jobs from 115 employers, each employer's advertised range counted once). Postings advertise a base rate, usually before shift differentials and bonuses. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics measured a median of $22.93/hr ($47,700 a year) for medical equipment preparers in May 2025.
How much does a sterile processing technician make a year?
At the posted median of $26.75 an hour, full time (2,080 hours a year) comes to about $55,600, and the middle half to $48,900 to $63,400. That is arithmetic on the hourly rate, not a salary any job states. 9 open jobs state a yearly salary instead, a median of $75,900.
Which states pay sterile processing technicians the most?
By the median hourly rate open jobs post: California ($31.50), Washington ($31) and New York ($30.75). The lowest: Wisconsin ($22.50), Missouri ($23) and Florida ($24.50). Each state's page breaks its pay down by town and employer.
Which employers pay sterile processing technicians the most?
Among employers stating a rate on at least 5 open jobs: HealthTrust Workforce Solutions ($35), Northwell Health ($35) and Cedars-Sinai ($33.75). The employer table lists the 40 employers with the most jobs stating pay.
Do night shift sterile processing technicians earn more?
Not in the base rate employers post: where one employer posts both night and other sterile processing technician jobs in the same state (27 such employers and states), the median gap is $0. Most state their night differential separately in the posting.
Where do these figures come from?
From the pay CareJobs.Now's open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 371 of 961 open sterile processing technician jobs (39%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none, "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out, and each employer's advertised range counts once in the median, so no single employer sets it.
Sources and method
- CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
- BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025: Medical Equipment Preparers (SOC 31-9093), published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical Equipment Preparers by state, published May 15, 2026
- BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035: Medical Equipment Preparers, published August 27, 2026
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). Sterile processing technician salary. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/sterile-processing-technician