Surgical Assistants Salary in the US
A surgical assistants earns a national median of $66,800 a year (mean $72,710) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #342 of 825.
How much does a surgical assistants earn in the US?
A surgical assistants in the United States earns a median of $66,800 a year (mean $72,710), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 31% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 22,270 people work in this occupation (SOC 29-9093), ranked #342 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$66,800
per year
Mean
$72,710
per year
Employment
22,270
US workers
National rank
#342
of 825 by median
What a surgical assistants earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a surgical assistants (SOC 29-9093) earns a median annual wage of $66,800 and a mean (average) of $72,710. The median is the midpoint — half of surgical assistants earn more and half earn less — and is 31% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a surgical assistants in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for surgical assistants is $66,800, and the mean (average) is $72,710. The median is the midpoint — half of surgical assistants earn more and half earn less.
- How does surgical assistants pay compare to the US average?
- At $66,800, a surgical assistants earns 31% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many surgical assistants are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 22,270 surgical assistants employed nationally (SOC 29-9093), across all industries.
- Where does this surgical assistants salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 29-9093. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 29-9093 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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