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

How much do Surgical Technologists make in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Surgical Technologists in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is $77,270. The 10th percentile is $54,540 and the 90th percentile is $96,710. Employment is 380.

Median annual wage

$77,270

10th percentile
$54,540
25th percentile
$64,600
Median
$77,270
75th percentile
$84,450
90th percentile
$96,710
Mean
$76,030

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Surgical Technologists, the published 10th percentile is $54,540 and the 90th percentile is $96,710. The difference is $42,170, which is 54.6% 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 $64,600 to the 75th at $84,450, covers $19,850.

The mean annual wage is $76,030, which sits below the median of $77,270. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Providence-Warwick, RI-MA median is 19.5% higher than the national median of $64,650 for Surgical Technologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $75,924, which is 17.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.2% higher than the Rhode Island median of $74,130.

Providence-Warwick, RI-MA covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Rhode Island, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 101.773, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $77,270 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Surgical Technologists at $75,924 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Surgical Technologists. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA ranks 9th of 16 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).).

  • Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is 45 miles away, with a median of $76,830 and employment of 70. That median is 0.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $76,490, against $75,924 here.
  • Worcester, MA is 54 miles away, with a median of $77,610 and employment of 210. That median is 0.4% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,700, against $75,924 here.
  • Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 58 miles away, with a median of $81,500 and employment of 1,550. That median is 5.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,278, against $75,924 here.

Employment share

Surgical Technologists accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA (380 of 714,120). 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Surgical Technologists in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is $77,270. The 10th percentile is $54,540 and the 90th percentile is $96,710. Employment is 380.

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

The local median is 19.5% higher than the national median of $64,650.

What is Surgical Technologists pay in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 101.773, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $77,270 is $75,924. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Providence-Warwick, RI-MA compare with nearby metros for Surgical Technologists?

Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 45 miles away, at $76,830. Providence-Warwick, RI-MA ranks 9th of 16 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.