Surgical Technologists · SOC 29-2055
Surgical Technologists Salary in the North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Surgical Technologists in the North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $59,620 per year ($28.66 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $44,690 at the 10th percentile to $69,240 at the 90th. BLS estimates 80 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Surgical Technologists in the North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area earn more than $59,620 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $47,630 and $60,610.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $44,690 | $47,630 | $59,620 | $60,610 | $69,240 |
| Hourly | $21.48 | $22.90 | $28.66 | $29.14 | $33.29 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area$59,620 median for North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $47,630 to $60,610
- Tennesseestate$60,530 median for Tennessee; middle half earns $51,310 to $64,430
- United Statesnational$64,650 median for United States; middle half earns $54,690 to $79,750
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −2% vs Tennessee overall and −8% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Tennessee
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for surgical technologists, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan areathis page$59,620 median for North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $47,630 to $60,610
- $63,120 median for Nashville-Davidson metro area; middle half earns $57,320 to $71,160
- $61,150 median for Memphis metro area; middle half earns $52,840 to $67,270
- $60,900 median for Chattanooga metro area; middle half earns $50,080 to $62,440
- $60,500 median for Kingsport metro area; middle half earns $49,900 to $72,300
- $59,180 median for Johnson City metro area; middle half earns $49,920 to $61,150
- $59,090 median for Jackson metro area; middle half earns $50,230 to $63,190
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for surgical technologistss · Highest-paying occupations in North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.