The highest-paying states for surgical assistants (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of surgical assistants in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $94,470, Maryland is the highest paying state for surgical assistants. It is followed by Hawaii (average annual salary $87,990). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of surgical assistants in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | $94,470 |
$43,580 | 220 |
| 2 | Hawaii | $87,990 |
$51,550 | 60 |
| 3 | Minnesota | $82,290 |
$51,740 | 480 |
| 4 | Virginia | $81,210 |
$39,330 | 660 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | $80,070 |
$45,510 | 210 |
| 6 | Colorado | $78,610 |
$60,020 | 140 |
| 7 | Illinois | $74,280 |
$36,190 | 360 |
| 8 | Alaska | $74,090 |
$38,240 | 100 |
| 9 | New Hampshire | $73,800 |
$47,550 | 230 |
| 10 | New Jersey | $66,560 |
$57,960 | 440 |
| 11 | Massachusetts | $66,090 |
$38,620 | 550 |
| 12 | Rhode Island | $65,090 |
$48,840 | 70 |
| 13 | North Dakota | $64,590 |
$62,450 | 40 |
| 14 | Washington | $64,350 |
$40,670 | 170 |
| 15 | Texas | $62,250 |
$36,620 | 1,740 |
| 16 | Nebraska | $60,890 |
$36,340 | 80 |
| 17 | Tennessee | $60,770 |
$38,430 | 1,790 |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | $60,720 |
$38,910 | 430 |
| 19 | Florida | $60,210 |
$34,360 | 1,870 |
| 20 | Oregon | $59,930 |
$48,810 | 780 |
| 21 | Nevada | $59,740 |
$36,410 | 0 |
| 22 | New York | $56,940 |
$41,920 | 670 |
| 23 | Indiana | $56,280 |
$32,640 | 320 |
| 24 | Kentucky | $52,720 |
$36,680 | 460 |
| 25 | Arizona | $50,960 |
$36,900 | 110 |
| 26 | South Dakota | $50,830 |
$40,910 | 60 |
| 27 | Iowa | $50,070 |
$35,360 | 80 |
| 28 | Connecticut | $50,020 |
$30,980 | 0 |
| 29 | Arkansas | $49,200 |
$38,470 | 80 |
| 30 | Mississippi | $48,890 |
$45,750 | 170 |
| 31 | South Carolina | $48,030 |
$26,750 | 280 |
| 32 | Michigan | $48,000 |
$31,440 | 780 |
| 33 | West Virginia | $47,400 |
$31,140 | 180 |
| 34 | Ohio | $47,320 |
$36,590 | 640 |
| 35 | Idaho | $47,230 |
$37,110 | 0 |
| 36 | California | $45,350 |
$39,260 | 130 |
| 37 | Utah | $44,250 |
$33,240 | 260 |
| 38 | Kansas | $41,060 |
$36,320 | 120 |
| 39 | North Carolina | $37,010 |
$31,050 | 270 |
| 40 | Alabama | $36,840 |
$24,290 | 320 |
| 41 | New Mexico | $36,400 |
$35,120 | 0 |
| 42 | Missouri | $35,330 |
$31,190 | 220 |
| 43 | Oklahoma | $35,290 |
$24,940 | 420 |
| 44 | Louisiana | $33,260 |
$26,550 | 330 |
| 45 | Puerto Rico | $20,220 |
$18,400 | 80 |
Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of surgical assistants in those states is not available at this time.
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