How much do Surgical Technologists make in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

Percentile spread

For Surgical Technologists, the published 10th percentile is $48,790 and the 90th percentile is $79,980. The difference is $31,190, which is 44.8% 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 $61,120 to the 75th at $73,780, covers $12,660.

The mean annual wage is $67,490, which sits below the median of $69,650. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD median is 7.7% higher than the national median of $64,650 for Surgical Technologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $67,915, which is 5.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 11.1% higher than the Pennsylvania median of $62,680.

Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Pennsylvania, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 102.554, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $69,650 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Surgical Technologists at $67,915 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

18 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Surgical Technologists. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ranks 9th of 19 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).).

• Trenton-Princeton, NJ is 42 miles away, with a median of $70,610 and employment of 150. That median is 1.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,434, against $67,915 here.
• Lancaster, PA is 51 miles away, with a median of $62,680 and employment of 240. That median is 10% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,792, against $67,915 here.
• Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ is 52 miles away, with a median of $63,250 and employment of 160. That median is 9.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,981, against $67,915 here.

Employment share

Surgical Technologists accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD (2,020 of 2,897,830). Nationally the occupation is 0.08% of employment (117,460 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.92 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.