How much do Surgical Assistants make in Athens-Clarke County, GA?

Percentile spread

For Surgical Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $39,010 and the 90th percentile is $81,330. The difference is $42,320, which is 93.2% 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 $45,390 to the 75th at $81,330, covers $35,940.

The mean annual wage is $57,070, which sits above the median of $45,390. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Athens-Clarke County, GA median is 32.1% lower than the national median of $66,800 for Surgical Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,627, which is 27.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 8.3% lower than the Georgia median of $49,520.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Athens-Clarke County, GA is 93.343, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $45,390 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Surgical Assistants at $48,627 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Surgical Assistants. Athens-Clarke County, GA ranks 11th of 12 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).).

• Gainesville, GA is 43 miles away, with a median of $48,540 and employment of 60. That median is 6.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,162, against $48,627 here.
• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 69 miles away, with a median of $80,800 and employment of 30. That median is 78% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,640, against $48,627 here.
• Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 69 miles away, with a median of $60,720 and employment of 370. That median is 33.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,685, against $48,627 here.

Employment share

Surgical Assistants accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Athens-Clarke County, GA (40 of 95,800). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (22,270 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.92 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.