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Surgical first assistant salary in Tennessee

Open surgical first assistant jobs in Tennessee post a median of $39.50 an hour, the middle half $38–$43.25 (about $82,200 a year full time), $3.50 below the national posted median. From 16 jobs at 3 employers that state their pay.

$39.50
Median posted /hr
$38–$43
Middle half /hr
$82,200
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$39.25
BLS median in TN
May 2025

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What surgical first assistants are paid in Tennessee

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

Posted hourly rates of 16 open jobs in Tennessee. Lowest posted $31.41, highest $54.75.

Posted on open jobs in Tennessee

$38–$43.25/hr

Middle half of 6 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $39.50. 52% of the 31 open surgical first assistant jobs in Tennessee state an hourly rate.

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Surgical first assistant pay by town in Tennessee

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Nashville$38.25$31.41–$54.7512 (2)
Chattanooga$42.25$32.30–$52.853 (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.

Surgical first assistant pay by employer in Tennessee

What each employer posts for surgical first assistants here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Ascension$37.50$31.41–$46.108
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions$50.75$35–$54.755
CommonSpirit Health$44.25$32.30–$52.853

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

Best-paid open surgical first assistant jobs in Tennessee

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

What BLS measures in Tennessee

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, Tennessee. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Surgical Assistants (29-9093)$28.54 (source: BLS OEWS, Surgical Assistants, opens in a new tab)$35.10 (source: BLS OEWS, Surgical Assistants, opens in a new tab)$39.25 (source: BLS OEWS, Surgical Assistants, opens in a new tab)$46.50 (source: BLS OEWS, Surgical Assistants, opens in a new tab)$49.21 (source: BLS OEWS, Surgical Assistants, opens in a new tab)750 (source: BLS OEWS, Surgical Assistants, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Surgical first assistant salary in Tennessee: common questions

How much does a surgical first assistant make in Tennessee?

Open surgical first assistant jobs in Tennessee that state an hourly rate post a median of $39.50, the middle half $38–$43.25 (16 jobs from 3 employers). Full time that is about $82,200 a year. BLS measured a median of $39.25/hr ($81,640 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Tennessee (May 2025).

Where in Tennessee do surgical first assistants earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Nashville ($38.25) and Chattanooga ($42.25). The town table lists 2.

Which employers in Tennessee pay surgical first assistants the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: HealthTrust Workforce Solutions ($50.75), CommonSpirit Health ($44.25) and Ascension ($37.50).

How does Tennessee compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Tennessee ($39.50) is $3.50 below the national posted median of $43. In the BLS survey Tennessee ranks 8 of 45 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: 16 of 31 open surgical first assistant jobs in Tennessee (52%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Surgical first assistant pay in other states

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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: Surgical Assistants (SOC 29-9093), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Surgical Assistants, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Surgical Assistants by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Surgical first assistant salary in Tennessee. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/surgical-first-assistant/tennessee

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