How much do Surgical Technologists make in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA?

Percentile spread

For Surgical Technologists, the published 10th percentile is $49,840 and the 90th percentile is $98,170. The difference is $48,330, which is 62.4% 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 $61,690 to the 75th at $84,360, covers $22,670.

The mean annual wage is $74,540, which sits below the median of $77,490. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA median is 19.9% higher than the national median of $64,650 for Surgical Technologists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $72,800, which is 12.6% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.7% lower than the California median of $81,310.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA is 106.442, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $77,490 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Surgical Technologists at $72,800 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Surgical Technologists. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA ranks 5th of 8 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).).

• San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA is 111 miles away, with a median of $82,260 and employment of 1,110. That median is 6.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $73,521, against $72,800 here.
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 121 miles away, with a median of $81,580 and employment of 3,440. That median is 5.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,835, against $72,800 here.
• Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV is 132 miles away, with a median of $74,200 and employment of 860. That median is 4.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,041, against $72,800 here.

Employment share

Surgical Technologists accounts for 0.07% of wage-and-salary employment in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (1,190 of 1,716,760). 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.