How much do Surgical Assistants make in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX?

Percentile spread

For Surgical Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $36,750 and the 90th percentile is $100,220. The difference is $63,470, which is 100.8% 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 $36,750 to the 75th at $91,730, covers $54,980.

The mean annual wage is $65,800, which sits above the median of $62,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX median is 5.7% lower than the national median of $66,800 for Surgical Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $63,866, which is 4.4% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3% lower than the Texas median of $64,930.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX is 98.629, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $62,990 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Surgical Assistants at $63,866 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Surgical Assistants. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX ranks 3rd of 3 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).).

• Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 141 miles away, with a median of $93,380 and employment of 110. That median is 48.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,222, against $63,866 here.
• San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX is 198 miles away, with a median of $79,110 and employment of 230. That median is 25.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,523, against $63,866 here.