average salary for certified scrub tech
They receive their salaries by performing minor tasks before, during and after surgery. Surgery scrub techs earned as much as $59,150 yearly, or $28.44 per hour, and as little as $28,860 annually, or $13.87 hourly, as of May 2011, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Average salaries were $42,460 per year, or $20.41 per hour. To receive this pay, surgery scrub techs must maintain a sterile environment. Their job titles come from the surgical gowns, or scrubs, that they wear.