SOC 29-2055 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025
How much do Surgical Technologists make in Barnstable Town, MA?
In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Surgical Technologists in Barnstable Town, MA is $82,860. The 10th percentile is $63,840 and the 90th percentile is $95,730. Employment is 50.
Median annual wage
$82,860
- 10th percentile
- $63,840
- 25th percentile
- $63,840
- Median
- $82,860
- 75th percentile
- $84,680
- 90th percentile
- $95,730
- Mean
- $78,640
Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

Percentile spread
For Surgical Technologists, the published 10th percentile is $63,840 and the 90th percentile is $95,730. The difference is $31,890, which is 38.5% 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 $63,840 to the 75th at $84,680, covers $20,840.
The mean annual wage is $78,640, which sits below the median of $82,860. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.
National and state comparison
The Barnstable Town, MA median is 28.2% higher than the national median of $64,650 for Surgical Technologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $84,249, which is 30.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.
It is 2.5% higher than the Massachusetts median of $80,870.
Price-adjusted pay
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Barnstable Town, MA is 98.351, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $82,860 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Surgical Technologists at $84,249 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.
Nearby metros
13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Surgical Technologists. Barnstable Town, MA ranks 3rd of 14 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).).
- Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 58 miles away, with a median of $77,270 and employment of 380. That median is 6.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,924, against $84,249 here.
- Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 71 miles away, with a median of $81,500 and employment of 1,550. That median is 1.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,278, against $84,249 here.
- Worcester, MA is 100 miles away, with a median of $77,610 and employment of 210. That median is 6.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,700, against $84,249 here.
Employment share
Surgical Technologists accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Barnstable Town, MA (50 of 94,110). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (117,460 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.70 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.
Highest-paying jobs in Barnstable Town, MA · Surgical Technologists by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices
Questions this page answers
How much do Surgical Technologists make in Barnstable Town, MA?
In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Surgical Technologists in Barnstable Town, MA is $82,860. The 10th percentile is $63,840 and the 90th percentile is $95,730. Employment is 50.
How does that compare with the national median for Surgical Technologists?
The local median is 28.2% higher than the national median of $64,650.
What is Surgical Technologists pay in Barnstable Town, MA after local prices?
The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Barnstable Town, MA is 98.351, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $82,860 is $84,249. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.
How does Barnstable Town, MA compare with nearby metros for Surgical Technologists?
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 58 miles away, at $77,270. Barnstable Town, MA ranks 3rd of 14 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.