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Surgical Tech salary in Florida: $62,440 median.

How pay for surgical techs in Florida compares with the national figure and other states, and where in the state it is highest.

Updated Nov 2, 2026 · Data: BLS OEWS May 2025
Annual wage range · Florida · BLS May 2025
$62,440median in Florida

Hourly pay in Florida, BLS May 2025: 10th percentile $19.84 · 25th $25.20 · median $30.02 · 75th $36.14 · 90th $41.16.

Quick answer

Surgical Techs in Florida earned a median of $62,440 a year in May 2025 (BLS), 3% below the national median of $64,650. Florida ranked 30 of 51 for this occupation's median pay, with about 9,120 people employed.

Florida median
$62,440
$30.02/hr
U.S. median
$64,650
-3% in Florida
Rank among states
30 of 51
by median pay
Employed
9,120
location quotient 1.22
Key facts

More on surgical tech pay in Florida

  • The median hourly wage for surgical technologists in Florida was $30.02 in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The middle half of surgical technologists in Florida earned between $52,410 and $75,170 a year in May 2025 (25th to 75th percentile, BLS).

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The lowest-paid 10% of surgical technologists in Florida earned less than $41,270 a year in May 2025, and the top 10% more than $85,620 (BLS).

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

  • The mean annual wage for surgical technologists in Florida was $64,360 in May 2025, according to BLS; the mean is a different measure from the median.

    Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025

Metro areas

Where in Florida it pays most

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

  1. Port St. Lucie, FL$65,780
  2. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$65,520
  3. Naples-Marco Island, FL$64,910
  4. Jacksonville, FL$64,070
  5. Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$63,530
  6. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$62,910
  7. Punta Gorda, FL$62,450
  8. Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$61,830
Nearby in the ranking

States with similar pay

Data Ranked by state median, BLS May 2025.

  1. Utah$62,720
  2. Pennsylvania$62,680
  3. Florida$62,440
  4. Ohio$62,420
  5. Delaware$62,250

See all states on the national Surgical Tech salary page.

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Method

How this page is built

BLS OEWS state and metropolitan-area estimates for May 2025, for the occupation shown. Ranks compare state medians only.

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  • Cost of living, which changes what a salary is worth.
  • Pay at a specific employer or for self-employed workers.
Sources
  1. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 estimates (public domain).

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