Surgical first assistant pay at Advocate Health

Q: How much does Advocate Health pay surgical first assistants?

Advocate Health's open surgical first assistant jobs post $35.50–$75.10 an hour, most often $35.50–$53.25 (the median of the low and of the high ends of its posted ranges), a median of $44.38 over 7 jobs that state pay (each job counted once). Full time that is about $92,300 a year. Postings state a base rate, usually before shift differentials and bonuses.

Advocate Health posts $35.50–$75.10 an hour$35.50–$75.10 an hour for surgical first assistants, most often $35.50–$53.25, a median of $44.38$44.38 across 7 open jobs that state their pay, $0.88 above the $43.50$43.50 other employers post. Read from Advocate Health's own job board.

Median posted /hr

25th percentile$44.38/hr
Median (50th)$44.38/hr
75th percentile$44.38/hr
Distinct posted rates7
Jobs stating an hourly rate7
Employer1

The median is the middle of the 7 distinct rates they post, and the 25th and 75th percentiles are both $44.38 an hour: at least half of the rates are that one figure. Each range counts at its midpoint, and a job posted many times at one rate counts once, so no employer's posting volume sets the figure.

Median posted /hr

25th percentile$44.38/hr
Median (50th)$44.38/hr
75th percentile$44.38/hr
Distinct posted rates7
Jobs stating an hourly rate7
Employer1

Lowest to highest /hr

Lowest rate posted$35.50/hr
Highest rate posted$75.10/hr
Jobs stating an hourly rate7

The lowest start and the highest end of any range those jobs post. Each distinct range is listed, with its jobs, under "Every range".

Lowest to highest /hr

Lowest rate posted$35.50/hr
Highest rate posted$75.10/hr
Jobs stating an hourly rate7

The lowest start and the highest end of any range those jobs post. Each distinct range is listed, with its jobs, under "Every range".

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

Median posted per hour$44.38
Hours in a full-time year2,080
A year, full time$92,300

40 hours a week for 52 weeks, to the nearest $100. An estimate from the hourly rate: no job states it.

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

Median posted per hour$44.38
Hours in a full-time year2,080
A year, full time$92,300

40 hours a week for 52 weeks, to the nearest $100. An estimate from the hourly rate: no job states it.

Other employers' median

25th percentile$39.04/hr
Median (50th)$43.50/hr
75th percentile$49.72/hr
Distinct posted rates114
Jobs stating an hourly rate114
Employers40

The median is the middle of the 114 distinct rates they post, and the middle half, $39.04–$49.72 an hour, runs from their 25th percentile to their 75th: half of the rates fall between them. Each range counts at its midpoint, and a job posted many times at one rate counts once, so no employer's posting volume sets the figure.

Other employers' median

25th percentile$39.04/hr
Median (50th)$43.50/hr
75th percentile$49.72/hr
Distinct posted rates114
Jobs stating an hourly rate114
Employers40

The jobs themselves: Advocate Health jobs · Surgical first assistant pay nationwide · About Advocate Health

What surgical first assistants are paid at Advocate Health

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

Median $44.38 an hour. Middle half $44.38 to $44.38. Point at a bar for its count. Tap a bar for its count.

Posted hourly rates of 7 open jobs at Advocate Health. Lowest posted $35.50, highest $75.10.

Posted on open jobs at Advocate Health

$44.38/hr

Middle half of the employer's 7 distinct posted rates, median $44.38. 100% of the 7 open surgical first assistant jobs at Advocate Health state an hourly rate.

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Every range Advocate Health posts

Each distinct hourly range on its open jobs, with how many jobs post it. Pay differs by unit, shift and experience.

$35.50–$53.25/hr6 jobs
$50.05–$75.10/hr1 job

Advocate Health surgical first assistant pay by state

State	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs stating pay
Wisconsin	$44.38	$35.50–$53.25	6
Illinois	$44.38	$35.50–$53.25	1
North Carolina	$62.58	$50.05–$75.10	1

A state's name opens what every employer posts for surgical first assistants there, when enough do.

Against other employers

Advocate Health's own jobs beside every other employer's rates for surgical first assistants (each of their advertised ranges once).

Advocate Health

$44.38/hr median

Middle half $44.38, from 7 jobs stating pay.

40 other employers

$43.50/hr median

Middle half $39.04–$49.72, from 114 jobs stating pay.

Best-paid open surgical first assistant jobs at Advocate Health

Its open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight.

Orthopedic Inpatient Surgical First Assist - Full Time - PA
Advocate Health · Indian Trail, NC · 10mo ago
$50.05–$75.10/hr
Surgical Assistant
Advocate Health · Libertyville, IL and 1 more state · 2mo ago
$35.50–$53.25/hr

Surgical first assistant pay at Advocate Health: common questions

How much does Advocate Health pay surgical first assistants?

Advocate Health's open surgical first assistant jobs post $35.50–$75.10 an hour, most often $35.50–$53.25 (the median of the low and of the high ends of its posted ranges), a median of $44.38 over 7 jobs that state pay (each job counted once). Full time that is about $92,300 a year. Postings state a base rate, usually before shift differentials and bonuses.

Does Advocate Health pay surgical first assistants more than other employers?

Its posted median ($44.38) is $0.88 above the median of 40 other employers' rates for surgical first assistants ($43.50, middle half $39.04–$49.72). Pay differs by state, so compare within a state where the state table allows.

Where does Advocate Health pay surgical first assistants the most?

By the median of its jobs in each state: North Carolina ($62.58, 1 job), Wisconsin ($44.38, 6 jobs) and Illinois ($44.38, 1 job).

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 7 of 7 open surgical first assistant jobs at Advocate Health (100%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Other pay at Advocate Health

Surgical first assistant pay at other employers

Surgical first assistant salary nationwide →Every healthcare salary →The Surgical Techs & Sterile Processing job market report →Posted pay against BLS wages →

Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint, every job of the employer counted once. The other employers' figures count each of their advertised ranges once. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. An employer has a page while it states a rate on at least 5 open jobs in the occupation. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours.

CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own careers site, published 9 Nov 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Surgical first assistant pay at Advocate Health. Data as of 9 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/surgical-first-assistant/advocate-health

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