Hourly wage for Surgical Technologist - Certified

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$30	$3	$1	$0
Average	$27	$2	$1	$0
25th Percentile	$24	$2	$0	$0

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,431	$5,286	$1,220	$30
Average	$56,105	$4,675	$1,079	$27
25th Percentile	$49,791	$4,149	$958	$24

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Surgical Technologist - Certified	$54,032
Intermediate Level Surgical Technologist - Certified	$54,220
Senior Level Surgical Technologist - Certified	$56,652
Specialist Level Surgical Technologist - Certified	$59,713
Expert Level Surgical Technologist - Certified	$59,932

Year	Average Annual Salary
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2023	$63,471
2024	$59,837
2025	$57,152
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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.7%
High School	58.7%
Associates	30.1%
Bachelors	8.4%
Masters	2.1%

FAQ about Surgical Technologist - Certified

1. What are the responsibilities of Surgical Technologist - Certified?

Assists surgeons and other medical professionals before, during, and after surgical procedures. Responsible for ensuring the operating room environment is safe, and that the required equipment is available, sterile, and functioning properly. Observes the patient's vital signs, checks charts, and provides instruments, sutures, and other sterile supplies as needed. Coordinates preparation or disposal of specimens and delivery to laboratory according to procedures. May assist in patient transport. Requires a high school diploma. Requires Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) certification and CPR certification. Typically reports to a supervisor. Years of experience may be unspecified. Certification and/or licensing in the position's specialty is the main requirement.

2. What are the skills of Surgical Technologist - Certified

Specify the abilities and skills that a person needs in order to carry out the specified job duties. Each competency has five to ten behavioral assertions that can be observed, each with a corresponding performance level (from one to five) that is required for a particular job.

1.)

Commitment: An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.

2.)

Pediatric: Pediatrics is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

3.)

Cardiac: Cardiac means relating to the heart. The adjective cardiac is most often used in a medical context: a doctor who operates on people's hearts is a cardiac surgeon and an irregular heart beat is called "cardiac arrhythmia."

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Core Compensation
Core Compensation	Median	% of Total
Base Salary	$56,105	70.2%
Bonus	$0	0.0%
Value of Benefits
Core Compensation	Median	% of Total
Social Security	$4,292	5.4%
401K/403B	$2,749	3.4%
Disability	$898	1.1%
Healthcare	$6,371	8.0%
Pension	$2,356	2.9%
Time Off	$7,121	8.9%
Total Compensation	$79,892	100%

Hourly Wage for Surgical Technologist - Certified Salary in the United States