Surgical technologists

Amount

$8.1B

per year

Per resident, per year

$24

÷ 341.1M people

Per household, per year

$61

÷ 132.2M households

How it is built

117,460 people × $68,710 average annual wage

Part of: Hospital, physician, and other service spending (wages are paid out of what payers spend on services)

SOC code	29-2055
Employed (May 2025)	117,460
Average annual wage	$68,710
Wage bill	$8.1B
Estimated total compensation incl. benefits (÷ 0.69)	$11.7B