How much do Surgical Assistants make in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH?

Percentile spread

For Surgical Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $48,960 and the 90th percentile is $104,260. The difference is $55,300, which is 65.3% 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 $65,010 to the 75th at $93,200, covers $28,190.

The mean annual wage is $81,650, which sits below the median of $84,750. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH median is 26.9% higher than the national median of $66,800 for Surgical Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $91,430, which is 36.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.4% higher than the Ohio median of $77,450.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH is 92.694, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $84,750 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Surgical Assistants at $91,430 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. Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH ranks 4th 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).).

• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 55 miles away, with a median of $102,730 and employment of 200. That median is 21.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $107,717, against $91,430 here.
• Columbus, OH is 70 miles away, with a median of $46,270 and employment of 180. That median is 45.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,466, against $91,430 here.
• Fort Wayne, IN is 99 miles away, with a median of $65,910 and employment of 110. That median is 22.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,199, against $91,430 here.

Employment share

Surgical Assistants accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH (60 of 372,660). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (22,270 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.12 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.