How much do Surgical Assistants make in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

Percentile spread

For Surgical Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $43,140 and the 90th percentile is $124,750. The difference is $81,610, which is 121.7% 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 $52,010 to the 75th at $96,740, covers $44,730.

The mean annual wage is $78,000, which sits above the median of $67,080. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD median is 0.4% higher than the national median of $66,800 for Surgical Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $65,409, which is 2.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.8% higher than the Pennsylvania median of $60,550.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Pennsylvania, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 102.554, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $67,080 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Surgical Assistants at $65,409 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. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ranks 2nd 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).).

• Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 77 miles away, with a median of $53,990 and employment of 200. That median is 19.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $51,671, against $65,409 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 98 miles away, with a median of $62,990. That median is 6.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,960, against $65,409 here.
• Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT is 138 miles away, with a median of $49,440 and employment of 70. That median is 26.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,264, against $65,409 here.