Surgical tech and sterile processing jobs in Little Rock, AR

Each job shows the pay its employer posts; too few here post an hourly rate for a typical range. Surgical pay across Arkansas is measured from more jobs.

By open jobs on this board: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (5), Arkansas Children's (3) and Baptist Health (Arkansas) (2).

Ranked by the hourly rates each one posts for the surgical tech and sterile processing jobs open here, an employer with few rates weighed toward the others' so one high posting never outranks many: CommonSpirit Health (most often $24.27–$36.10 an hour, a median of $30.19 across 1 posted rate) and Arkansas Children's (most often $16.10–$19.75 an hour, a median of $17.93 across 2 posted rates). Posted pay is the base range, before shift differentials and bonuses.

1 of the open surgical tech and sterile processing jobs here says so in its own posting: Operating Room Technician at Arkansas Children's (...diploma or GED or equivalent Required Work Experience Entry Level - Experience not Required....).

1 of the open surgical tech and sterile processing jobs here says so in its own posting: Specialty Surgical Technician at CommonSpirit Health ($5,000 sign-on bonus).

1 of the open surgical tech and sterile processing jobs here says so in its own posting: Specialty Surgical Technician at CommonSpirit Health (...incentives as well as excellent benefits, tuition reimbursement, and relocation assistance. Job...).

By their own postings here, a sign-on bonus: CommonSpirit Health ($5,000). The employers compared.

Chi-St Vincent Infirmary: 3 of 5 stars, 72% of patients said nurses always communicated well and University of Arkansas Medical Sciences: 2 of 5 stars, 75% of patients said nurses always communicated well (Medicare, Jul 2026). Each one opens its employer's other hospitals and jobs. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the jobs.

Commonspirit Health: 3.5 of 5 stars, 82% of patients said the team communicated well (Medicare, Sep 2026). Each one opens its employer's other agencies and jobs. Patients' ratings of their care, not employees' of the jobs.

By what they reported to OSHA for 2025, in work injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers: Arkansas Children's Hospital (Arkansas Children's) 2.1, against 5.1 at general hospitals nationwide. These are the employers' own reports. Workplace injuries in Arkansas.

Surgical technologist certification (CST) or sterile processing certification (CRCST), depending on the role and state. Each posting lists its own requirements.