SOC 29-2055 · Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations · May 2025

How much do Surgical Technologists make in Fayetteville, NC?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Surgical Technologists in Fayetteville, NC is $65,660. The 10th percentile is $46,350 and the 90th percentile is $71,930. Employment is 100.

Median annual wage

$65,660

10th percentile
$46,350
25th percentile
$50,020
Median
$65,660
75th percentile
$65,660
90th percentile
$71,930
Mean
$61,420

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

A welder working in a workshop
A welder at a workshop bench. Photograph by ABDULIUMAR. Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Percentile spread

For Surgical Technologists, the published 10th percentile is $46,350 and the 90th percentile is $71,930. The difference is $25,580, which is 39.0% 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 $50,020 to the 75th at $65,660, covers $15,640.

The mean annual wage is $61,420, which sits below the median of $65,660. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Fayetteville, NC median is 1.6% higher than the national median of $64,650 for Surgical Technologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $71,387, which is 10.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.8% higher than the North Carolina median of $60,920.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fayetteville, NC is 91.978, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $65,660 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Surgical Technologists at $71,387 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

19 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Surgical Technologists. Fayetteville, NC ranks 3rd of 20 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).).

  • Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC is 34 miles away, with a median of $56,510 and employment of 130. That median is 13.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,972, against $71,387 here.
  • Raleigh-Cary, NC is 58 miles away, with a median of $61,480 and employment of 560. That median is 6.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,634, against $71,387 here.
  • Durham-Chapel Hill, NC is 66 miles away, with a median of $60,610 and employment of 370. That median is 7.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,118, against $71,387 here.

Employment share

Surgical Technologists accounts for 0.08% of wage-and-salary employment in Fayetteville, NC (100 of 131,430). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (117,460 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.01 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 Fayetteville, NC · 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 Fayetteville, NC?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Surgical Technologists in Fayetteville, NC is $65,660. The 10th percentile is $46,350 and the 90th percentile is $71,930. Employment is 100.

How does that compare with the national median for Surgical Technologists?

The local median is 1.6% higher than the national median of $64,650.

What is Surgical Technologists pay in Fayetteville, NC after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Fayetteville, NC is 91.978, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $65,660 is $71,387. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Fayetteville, NC compare with nearby metros for Surgical Technologists?

Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 34 miles away, at $56,510. Fayetteville, NC ranks 3rd of 20 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.