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Sterile processing technician salary in California

Open sterile processing technician jobs in California post a median of $31.50 an hour, the middle half $28.75–$40.25 (about $65,500 a year full time), $4.75 above the national posted median. From 63 jobs at 20 employers that state their pay.

$31.50
Median posted /hr
$29–$40
Middle half /hr
$65,500
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$29.50
BLS median in CA
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Sterile processing technician jobs in California · Sterile processing technician pay nationwide

What sterile processing technicians are paid in California

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 63 open jobs in California. Lowest posted $20.71, highest $53.89.

Posted on open jobs in California

$28.75–$40.25/hr

Middle half of 45 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $31.50. 76% of the 83 open sterile processing technician jobs in California state an hourly rate.

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Sterile processing technician pay by town in California

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Los Angeles$31$22.98–$50.5918 (3)
San Diego$33.50$28.88–$39.715 (3)
Monterey$44$37.61–$50.323 (1)
San Francisco$44$36.66–$52.473 (2)
Oceanside$27.50$25–$28.293 (1)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Sterile processing technician pay by employer in California

What each employer posts for sterile processing technicians here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Kaiser Permanente$30.50$22.98–$44.7318
Cedars-Sinai$33.75$25–$50.597
Sharp HealthCare$29.25$25–$36.356
CommonSpirit Health$30.50$25–$35.964
Montage Health$44$37.61–$50.323
Sutter Health$44$33.27–$53.893
United Surgical Partners International$29$25–$363
El Camino Health$44.75$38.49–$51.102
UCSF Health$43.75$38.34–$52.472
Stanford Health Care$40.25$37.84–$42.432
Scripps Health$34.25$28.88–$39.712
Providence$33.75$25–$42.122
Eisenhower Health$26.75$20.71–$33.042
MarinHealth$45.25$41.65–$48.801
Shriners Children's$30$24.95–$35.231
Palomar Health$28.75$23–$34.521
San Antonio Regional Hospital$28.75$23–$34.251
Prime Healthcare$27.50$23.15–$32.051
Community Memorial Hospital - Ventura$27.25$24.75–$29.541
Loma Linda University Health$25.75$25–$26.371

Median of each employer's jobs in California (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for sterile processing technicians nationwide when it has such a page.

Night shift sterile processing technician pay in California

Where one employer posts both night and other sterile processing technician jobs in the same state (5 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, stateNight jobs, medianOther jobs, median
Kaiser Permanente, CA$30.50 (5)$30.50 (13)
Cedars-Sinai, CA$31.50 (3)$33.75 (4)
Montage Health, CA$44 (1)$44 (2)
El Camino Health, CA$45.75 (1)$43.50 (1)
Scripps Health, CA$34.25 (1)$34.25 (1)

A job counts as a night job when its title names nights ("Nights", "NOC", "7p-7a"). Jobs in brackets.

Best-paid open sterile processing technician jobs in California

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

What BLS measures in California

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, California. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Medical Equipment Preparers (31-9093)$21.00 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Equipment Preparers, opens in a new tab)$23.87 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Equipment Preparers, opens in a new tab)$29.50 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Equipment Preparers, opens in a new tab)$37.34 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Equipment Preparers, opens in a new tab)$40.98 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Equipment Preparers, opens in a new tab)8,720 (source: BLS OEWS, Medical Equipment Preparers, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Sterile processing technician salary in California: common questions

How much does a sterile processing technician make in California?

Open sterile processing technician jobs in California that state an hourly rate post a median of $31.50, the middle half $28.75–$40.25 (63 jobs from 20 employers). Full time that is about $65,500 a year. BLS measured a median of $29.50/hr ($61,370 a year) for people employed in the occupation in California (May 2025).

Where in California do sterile processing technicians earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Los Angeles ($31), San Diego ($33.50), Monterey ($44) and San Francisco ($44). The town table lists 5.

Which employers in California pay sterile processing technicians the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Montage Health ($44), Sutter Health ($44) and Cedars-Sinai ($33.75).

How does California compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in California ($31.50) is $4.75 above the national posted median of $26.75. In the BLS survey California ranks 1 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 63 of 83 open sterile processing technician jobs in California (76%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Sterile processing technician pay in other states

Sterile processing technician salary nationwide →Every healthcare salary →

Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical Equipment Preparers (SOC 31-9093), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical Equipment Preparers, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Medical Equipment Preparers by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Sterile processing technician salary in California. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/sterile-processing-technician/california

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