How much do Surgical Assistants make in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?

Percentile spread

For Surgical Assistants, the published 10th percentile is $78,180 and the 90th percentile is $166,860. The difference is $88,680, which is 54.8% 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 $112,680 to the 75th at $166,860, covers $54,180.

The mean annual wage is $141,940, which sits below the median of $161,710. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ median is 142.1% higher than the national median of $66,800 for Surgical Assistants. In 2024 national prices the local median is $156,520, which is 134.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 45.5% higher than the Arizona median of $111,170.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ is 103.316, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $161,710 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Surgical Assistants at $156,520 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

No other metropolitan area within 200 miles has a published annual median for Surgical Assistants in the May 2025 tables. A wage from farther away is not filled in. When a wage is not published.