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Sterile Processing Technician salary in Texas: $46,970 median.

How pay for sterile processing technicians in Texas compares with the national figure and other states, and where in the state it is highest.

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Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025
Annual wage range · Texas · BLS May 2025
$46,970median in Texas

Hourly pay in Texas, BLS May 2025: 10th percentile $17.01 · 25th $18.33 · median $22.58 · 75th $28.08 · 90th $33.63.

Quick answer

Sterile Processing Technicians in Texas earned a median of $46,970 a year in May 2025 (BLS), 2% below the national median of $47,700. Texas ranked 24 of 51 for this occupation's median pay, with about 4,520 people employed.

Texas median
$46,970
$22.58/hr
U.S. median
$47,700
-2% in Texas
Rank among states
24 of 51
by median pay
Employed
4,520
location quotient 0.65
Key facts

More on sterile processing technician pay in Texas

  • The median hourly wage for medical equipment preparers in Texas was $22.58 in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The middle half of medical equipment preparers in Texas earned between $38,120 and $58,400 a year in May 2025 (25th to 75th percentile, BLS).

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The lowest-paid 10% of medical equipment preparers in Texas earned less than $35,390 a year in May 2025, and the top 10% more than $69,950 (BLS).

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The mean annual wage for medical equipment preparers in Texas was $49,380 in May 2025, according to BLS; the mean is a different measure from the median.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

Metro areas

Where in Texas it pays most

Data Metropolitan areas in the state with at least 30 people employed in the occupation.

  1. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$50,300
  2. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$49,270
  3. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$47,270
  4. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$45,090
  5. Amarillo, TX$45,010
  6. Tyler, TX$44,590
  7. El Paso, TX$41,620
  8. Lubbock, TX$39,580
Nearby in the ranking

States with similar pay

Data Ranked by state median, BLS May 2025.

  1. Wisconsin$47,570
  2. Tennessee$46,990
  3. Texas$46,970
  4. Kentucky$46,880
  5. Maine$46,860

See all states on the national Sterile Processing Technician salary page.

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Sources
  1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).

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