SOC 31-9093 · Healthcare Support Occupations

Medical Equipment Preparers wages by metro

National median annual wage

$47,700

10th percentile: $36,410
25th percentile: $39,800
Median: $47,700
75th percentile: $58,570
90th percentile: $69,950
Mean: $50,510

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

National employment in May 2025: 77,420.

That median is 6.4% lower than the all-occupations national median of $50,980.

The metro and state figures below are the same May 2025 release. A blank wage means BLS did not publish it. See when a wage is not published.

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Highest published medians

Metros with the highest published annual medians for Medical Equipment Preparers.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
Vallejo, CA	140	$43,480	$82,610	$85,380
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1,070	$57,630	$82,140	$95,670
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	50	$38,050	$81,370	$85,820
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	540	$58,650	$81,090	$98,540
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	680	$48,650	$79,490	$85,440
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	60	$52,120	$75,800	$78,690
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	630	$49,160	$67,830	$79,540
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	910	$47,180	$61,870	$81,240
Redding, CA	40	$40,000	$61,840	$79,270
Barnstable Town, MA	40	$40,650	$61,160	$78,390
Stockton-Lodi, CA	100	$45,030	$61,060	$85,260
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	150	$41,400	$60,980	$83,660
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1,310	$47,160	$60,840	$77,130
Salinas, CA	70	$45,640	$60,490	$75,400
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	100	$42,590	$60,380	$79,650
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	800	$44,890	$59,560	$92,050
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	3,010	$43,680	$59,520	$75,800
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	5,270	$41,340	$58,870	$72,400
Worcester, MA	200	$45,910	$57,760	$71,880
Boulder, CO	90	$41,910	$54,110	$71,450

Where employment is largest

Metros with the most Medical Equipment Preparers jobs in the May 2025 tables.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	5,270	$41,340	$58,870	$72,400
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	3,010	$43,680	$59,520	$75,800
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	2,140	$39,460	$48,630	$71,240
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	1,800	$35,280	$47,320	$61,240
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,660	$41,560	$50,370	$60,260
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	1,350	$35,870	$46,330	$64,220
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	1,310	$47,160	$60,840	$77,130
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	1,280	$35,760	$45,490	$65,170
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	1,270	$37,230	$47,270	$72,700
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,210	$38,140	$50,300	$83,180
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	1,070	$57,630	$82,140	$95,670
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	1,070	$39,110	$50,600	$76,890
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	1,060	$39,880	$49,430	$65,000
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	1,030	$39,590	$45,570	$61,270
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	920	$45,390	$53,420	$61,750
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	920	$36,950	$47,180	$75,920
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	910	$47,180	$61,870	$81,240
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	890	$36,720	$51,000	$66,410
St. Louis, MO-IL	890	$37,240	$45,880	$60,400
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	860	$34,250	$43,680	$59,550

States and territories

State estimates for Medical Equipment Preparers, May 2025.
Occupation	Employment	10th	Median	90th
California	8,720	$43,680	$61,370	$85,240
Washington	1,670	$41,210	$58,830	$79,880
Massachusetts	1,900	$40,980	$58,580	$77,130
New York	5,190	$39,140	$57,320	$71,000
Delaware	190	$47,120	$53,300	$63,450
Hawaii	220	$42,830	$51,630	$61,170
Rhode Island	190	$39,940	$51,460	$62,500
New Jersey	2,440	$38,050	$50,280	$69,570
Minnesota	1,390	$40,900	$50,070	$61,580
Alaska	220	$45,750	$49,920	$77,590
Vermont	140	$39,560	$48,990	$73,330
New Hampshire	380	$40,180	$48,900	$62,170
Oregon	1,570	$35,810	$48,890	$63,770
Maryland	1,160	$37,440	$48,680	$62,820
District of Columbia	310	$39,190	$48,670	$77,820
Wyoming	120	$37,590	$48,210	$60,220
Illinois	2,800	$38,280	$48,050	$66,390
Connecticut	1,060	$38,910	$47,980	$62,690
Utah	600	$39,760	$47,980	$64,920
Georgia	1,860	$36,660	$47,850	$62,960
Colorado	1,950	$35,760	$47,700	$65,170
Wisconsin	1,380	$38,170	$47,570	$59,180
Tennessee	1,590	$35,090	$46,990	$60,360
Texas	4,520	$35,390	$46,970	$69,950
Kentucky	1,120	$35,340	$46,880	$60,410
Maine	510	$38,010	$46,860	$59,780
Arizona	2,320	$35,290	$46,790	$60,760
Nevada	510	$38,450	$46,640	$60,890
Virginia	1,840	$37,320	$46,580	$61,280
Idaho	580	$35,600	$46,450	$60,350
Florida	5,250	$35,630	$45,890	$62,000
Pennsylvania	3,450	$37,500	$45,820	$57,070
Michigan	2,420	$37,750	$45,670	$58,050
Ohio	3,210	$36,620	$45,540	$57,870
Kansas	740	$34,320	$45,280	$59,750
Indiana	1,750	$35,400	$45,210	$60,530
North Carolina	2,900	$36,410	$45,130	$58,950
West Virginia	530	$34,690	$44,830	$51,970
Montana	330	$36,810	$44,670	$56,770
Missouri	1,970	$34,510	$43,480	$58,420
Oklahoma	690	$34,400	$43,460	$57,770
South Carolina	1,160	$31,840	$42,510	$57,910
South Dakota	480	$31,680	$42,330	$54,680
Nebraska	550	$36,250	$41,480	$57,260
Iowa	590	$37,070	$39,930	$52,300
North Dakota	350	$37,600	$38,910	$61,440
Arkansas	320	$32,490	$38,100	$48,530
New Mexico	300	$31,040	$36,720	$56,530
Louisiana	620	$27,880	$35,960	$50,440
Alabama	1,000	$30,180	$35,800	$45,670
Mississippi	350	$30,140	$35,160	$47,330
Puerto Rico	140	$21,840	$28,310	$42,010

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Questions this page answers

What is the national median wage for Medical Equipment Preparers?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, the national median annual wage for Medical Equipment Preparers is $47,700. Employment is 77,420.

How does Medical Equipment Preparers pay compare with all occupations?

The national median for Medical Equipment Preparers is 6.4% lower than the all-occupations median of $50,980.

Which metro has the highest published median for Medical Equipment Preparers?

Among metros with a published annual median in the May 2025 tables, Vallejo, CA is highest on this page's list at $82,610.