salary for surgical tech
Certified Surgical Technologist Salary. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), surgical technologists earned an average yearly salary of $44,420 as of 2013 (www.bls.gov). The lowest-paid ten percent earned up to $30,450, while the highest-paid ten percent earned $61,300 and above in that year.he average salary varied based on employer and location. Surgical technologists working in California, Nevada and Hawaii earned the highest salaries at that time, with the average annual wage in each of those states listed at more than $54,000 per year, according to BLS data.