How much do Surgical Technologists make in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL?

Percentile spread

For Surgical Technologists, the published 10th percentile is $37,010 and the 90th percentile is $72,810. The difference is $35,800, which is 70.9% 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 $47,630 to the 75th at $62,730, covers $15,100.

The mean annual wage is $54,760, which sits above the median of $50,500. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL median is 21.9% lower than the national median of $64,650 for Surgical Technologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,497, which is 21.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19.1% lower than the Florida median of $62,440.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL is 100.005, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $50,500 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Surgical Technologists at $50,497 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. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL ranks 14th 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).).

• Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL is 41 miles away, with a median of $61,730 and employment of 1,490. That median is 22.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,867, against $50,497 here.
• Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL is 42 miles away, with a median of $63,530 and employment of 80. That median is 25.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,623, against $50,497 here.
• Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 65 miles away, with a median of $59,540 and employment of 280. That median is 17.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,292, against $50,497 here.

Employment share

Surgical Technologists accounts for 0.09% of wage-and-salary employment in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL (230 of 245,170). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (117,460 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.24 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.