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Surgical technologist salary in Massachusetts

Open surgical technologist jobs in Massachusetts post a median of $40.50 an hour, the middle half $37–$43 (about $84,200 a year full time), $3.50 above the national posted median. From 71 jobs at 12 employers that state their pay.

$40.50
Median posted /hr
$37–$43
Middle half /hr
$84,200
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$38.88
BLS median in MA
May 2025

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What surgical technologists are paid in Massachusetts

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

Posted hourly rates of 71 open jobs in Massachusetts. Lowest posted $21, highest $65.14.

Posted on open jobs in Massachusetts

$37–$43/hr

Middle half of 41 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $40.50. 77% of the 92 open surgical technologist jobs in Massachusetts state an hourly rate.

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Surgical technologist pay by town in Massachusetts

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Boston$41.75$31.98–$57.5922 (4)
Worcester$37.50$23–$65.147 (3)
New Bedford$48.25$47.62–$555 (1)
Newton$39.75$29.81–$47.795 (1)
Burlington$44$34.50–$53.833 (1)
Lowell$34$32–$39.903 (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 technologist pay by employer in Massachusetts

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Mass General Brigham$39$29.81–$57.5920
Beth Israel Lahey Health$43$21–$61.6717
UMass Memorial Health$37$23–$51.649
Boston Medical Center$44.25$33.50–$51.487
Tufts Medicine$34.50$29.42–$43.496
Southcoast Health System$48.25$47.62–$555
Emerson Hospital$40.75$32–$492
APDerm$45$25–$65.141
South Shore Health$42.75$35.10–$50.201
MerrimackHealth$41.50$32.57–$50.221
Holyoke Medical Center$40.50$32.97–$47.891
Tenet Healthcare$35.25$27.68–$42.801

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

Night shift surgical technologist pay in Massachusetts

Where one employer posts both night and other surgical technologist jobs in the same state (3 such employers and states), the night jobs post a median $1 an hour more than the rest. Many employers state a night differential apart from the base pay, which this does not count.

Employer, stateNight jobs, medianOther jobs, median
UMass Memorial Health, MA$37.50 (1)$36.50 (8)
Boston Medical Center, MA$43 (1)$44.25 (6)
Tufts Medicine, MA$36 (1)$33 (5)

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

Best-paid open surgical technologist jobs in Massachusetts

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

What BLS measures in Massachusetts

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, Massachusetts. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Surgical Technologists (29-2055)$29.01 (source: BLS OEWS, Surgical Technologists, opens in a new tab)$33.09 (source: BLS OEWS, Surgical Technologists, opens in a new tab)$38.88 (source: BLS OEWS, Surgical Technologists, opens in a new tab)$47.26 (source: BLS OEWS, Surgical Technologists, opens in a new tab)$52.67 (source: BLS OEWS, Surgical Technologists, opens in a new tab)2,220 (source: BLS OEWS, Surgical Technologists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Surgical technologist salary in Massachusetts: common questions

How much does a surgical technologist make in Massachusetts?

Open surgical technologist jobs in Massachusetts that state an hourly rate post a median of $40.50, the middle half $37–$43 (71 jobs from 12 employers). Full time that is about $84,200 a year. BLS measured a median of $38.88/hr ($80,870 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Massachusetts (May 2025).

Where in Massachusetts do surgical technologists earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Boston ($41.75), Worcester ($37.50), New Bedford ($48.25) and Newton ($39.75). The town table lists 6.

Which employers in Massachusetts pay surgical technologists the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Southcoast Health System ($48.25), Boston Medical Center ($44.25) and Beth Israel Lahey Health ($43).

How does Massachusetts compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Massachusetts ($40.50) is $3.50 above the national posted median of $37. In the BLS survey Massachusetts ranks 4 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: 71 of 92 open surgical technologist jobs in Massachusetts (77%) 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 technologist pay in other states

Surgical technologist 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: Surgical Technologists (SOC 29-2055), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Surgical Technologists, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Surgical Technologists by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Surgical technologist salary in Massachusetts. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/surgical-technologist/massachusetts

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