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

How much do Surgical Technologists make in Medford, OR?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Surgical Technologists in Medford, OR is $76,720. The 10th percentile is $59,930 and the 90th percentile is $96,160. Employment is 90.

Median annual wage

$76,720

10th percentile
$59,930
25th percentile
$65,010
Median
$76,720
75th percentile
$89,930
90th percentile
$96,160
Mean
$77,600

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Surgical Technologists, the published 10th percentile is $59,930 and the 90th percentile is $96,160. The difference is $36,230, which is 47.2% 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 $65,010 to the 75th at $89,930, covers $24,920.

The mean annual wage is $77,600, which sits above the median of $76,720. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Medford, OR median is 18.7% higher than the national median of $64,650 for Surgical Technologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $75,636, which is 17% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.7% lower than the Oregon median of $81,390.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Medford, OR is 101.433, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $76,720 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Surgical Technologists at $75,636 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Surgical Technologists. Medford, OR ranks 5th of 5 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).).

  • Eugene-Springfield, OR is 105 miles away, with a median of $79,210 and employment of 110. That median is 3.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,987, against $75,636 here.
  • Redding, CA is 119 miles away, with a median of $89,940 and employment of 80. That median is 17.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $89,329, against $75,636 here.
  • Salem, OR is 173 miles away, with a median of $78,010 and employment of 100. That median is 1.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,264, against $75,636 here.

Employment share

Surgical Technologists accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Medford, OR (90 of 89,060). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (117,460 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.34 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 Medford, OR · 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 Medford, OR?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Surgical Technologists in Medford, OR is $76,720. The 10th percentile is $59,930 and the 90th percentile is $96,160. Employment is 90.

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

The local median is 18.7% higher than the national median of $64,650.

What is Surgical Technologists pay in Medford, OR after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Medford, OR is 101.433, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $76,720 is $75,636. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Medford, OR compare with nearby metros for Surgical Technologists?

Eugene-Springfield, OR is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 105 miles away, at $79,210. Medford, OR ranks 5th of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.