How much do Surgical Assistants make in Appleton, WI?

Percentile spread

For Surgical Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $46,610 and the 90th percentile is $98,280. The difference is $51,670, which is 77.7% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $46,620 to the 75th at $80,470, covers $33,850.

The mean annual wage is $70,530, which sits above the median of $66,480. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Appleton, WI median is 0.5% lower than the national median of $66,800 for Surgical Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $71,933, which is 7.7% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 14.8% lower than the Wisconsin median of $78,030.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Appleton, WI is 92.419, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $66,480 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Surgical Assistants at $71,933 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Surgical Assistants. Appleton, WI ranks 5th of 6 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Oshkosh-Neenah, WI is 20 miles away, with a median of $66,030 and employment of 50. That median is 0.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,054, against $71,933 here.
• Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 99 miles away, with a median of $81,690 and employment of 420. That median is 22.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,271, against $71,933 here.
• Madison, WI is 103 miles away, with a median of $73,200 and employment of 70. That median is 10.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,241, against $71,933 here.