How much do Surgical Assistants make in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

Percentile spread

For Surgical Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $54,440 and the 90th percentile is $124,610. The difference is $70,170, which is 111.4% 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 $55,690 to the 75th at $72,710, covers $17,020.

The mean annual wage is $74,070, which sits above the median of $62,990. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ median is 5.7% lower than the national median of $66,800 for Surgical Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $55,960, which is 16.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.9% higher than the New York median of $60,070.

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ covers more than one state. The state comparison uses New York, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 112.563, 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 $55,960 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Surgical Assistants. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ranks 3rd of 8 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).).

• Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 42 miles away, with a median of $49,440 and employment of 70. That median is 21.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,264, against $55,960 here.
• Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 93 miles away, with a median of $67,580 and employment of 40. That median is 7.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,774, against $55,960 here.
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 98 miles away, with a median of $67,080. That median is 6.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,409, against $55,960 here.