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What surgical technologists make
Median
$64,650
First year
$45,940
Top tenth
$96,940
The national median is $64,650 a year, and the bottom tenth start near $45,940. Surgical technologists have their own line in the federal wage survey, so this is a clean match to the job title. Large city hospitals and specialty surgical centers pay above the middle.