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Surgical technologist salary in Pennsylvania

Open surgical technologist jobs in Pennsylvania post a median of $33.50 an hour, the middle half $29.50–$37.50 (about $69,700 a year full time), $3.50 below the national posted median. From 23 jobs at 3 employers that state their pay.

$33.50
Median posted /hr
$30–$38
Middle half /hr
$69,700
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$30.14
BLS median in PA
May 2025

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What surgical technologists are paid in Pennsylvania

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

Posted hourly rates of 23 open jobs in Pennsylvania. Lowest posted $23.27, highest $61.

Posted on open jobs in Pennsylvania

$29.50–$37.50/hr

Middle half of 14 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $33.50. 19% of the 120 open surgical technologist jobs in Pennsylvania state an hourly rate.

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Surgical technologist pay by town in Pennsylvania

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Pittsburgh$31$23.27–$43.859 (1)
Harrisburg$31$23.27–$43.303 (1)
Erie$26.50$23.27–$29.693 (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 Pennsylvania

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
UPMC$28.75$23.27–$54.1620
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia$34.50$30.25–$38.552
Trinity Health$59.50$58–$611

Median of each employer's jobs in Pennsylvania (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.

Best-paid open surgical technologist jobs in Pennsylvania

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

What BLS measures in Pennsylvania

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, Pennsylvania. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Surgical Technologists (29-2055)$22.66 (source: BLS OEWS, Surgical Technologists, opens in a new tab)$25.03 (source: BLS OEWS, Surgical Technologists, opens in a new tab)$30.14 (source: BLS OEWS, Surgical Technologists, opens in a new tab)$34.63 (source: BLS OEWS, Surgical Technologists, opens in a new tab)$37.38 (source: BLS OEWS, Surgical Technologists, opens in a new tab)4,490 (source: BLS OEWS, Surgical Technologists, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Surgical technologist salary in Pennsylvania: common questions

How much does a surgical technologist make in Pennsylvania?

Open surgical technologist jobs in Pennsylvania that state an hourly rate post a median of $33.50, the middle half $29.50–$37.50 (23 jobs from 3 employers). Full time that is about $69,700 a year. BLS measured a median of $30.14/hr ($62,680 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Pennsylvania (May 2025).

Where in Pennsylvania do surgical technologists earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Pittsburgh ($31), Harrisburg ($31) and Erie ($26.50). The town table lists 3.

How does Pennsylvania compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Pennsylvania ($33.50) is $3.50 below the national posted median of $37. In the BLS survey Pennsylvania ranks 29 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: 23 of 120 open surgical technologist jobs in Pennsylvania (19%) 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

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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 27, 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 Pennsylvania. Data as of October 27, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/surgical-technologist/pennsylvania

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