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How much do medical equipment preparers make?

What medical equipment preparers earn across the U.S., in every state and in the top-paying metro areas (May 2025 BLS data).

May 2025BLS OEWSSOC 31-9093
Pay in your state
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Median pay in the U.S.
$47,700

a year, or $22.93 an hour, for medical equipment preparers nationally. The average (mean) is $50,510 ($24.28 an hour).

The middle half earn $39,800 to $58,570. Median means half earn more and half earn less.

Pay range, U.S.
Bottom 10% earn under
$36,410
25th percentile
$39,800
Median
$47,700
75th percentile
$58,570
Top 10% earn over
$69,950
Jobs nationally
77,420

Medical Equipment Preparers employed across the U.S.. Most work in California, Florida, New York.

Highest-paying state
California

$61,370 a year. Lowest: Mississippi at $35,160.

Medical Equipment Preparer pay in California

Medical Equipment Preparer pay by state

Darker states pay more. Select a state for its cities and how it compares.

Medical Equipment Preparers pay by state (median a year, May 2025)

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Medical Equipment Preparer salary in every state

Pay a year is the median, or the average where BLS publishes no median (marked "(avg)"). Click a column to sort.

State Pay a year Hourly Jobs Per 1,000 jobs
Alabama $35,800 $17.21 1,000 0.48
Alaska $49,920 $24.00 220 0.69
Arizona $46,790 $22.50 2,320 0.72
Arkansas $38,100 $18.32 320 0.25
California $61,370 $29.50 8,720 0.48
Colorado $47,700 $22.93 1,950 0.68
Connecticut $47,980 $23.07 1,060 0.62
Delaware $53,300 $25.63 190 0.4
Florida $45,890 $22.06 5,250 0.53
Georgia $47,850 $23.00 1,860 0.38
Hawaii $51,630 $24.82 220 0.35
Idaho $46,450 $22.33 580 0.67
Illinois $48,050 $23.10 2,800 0.46
Indiana $45,210 $21.74 1,750 0.55
Iowa $39,930 $19.20 590 0.38
Kansas $45,280 $21.77 740 0.52
Kentucky $46,880 $22.54 1,120 0.56
Louisiana $35,960 $17.29 620 0.32
Maine $46,860 $22.53 510 0.79
Maryland $48,680 $23.40 1,160 0.42
Massachusetts $58,580 $28.16 1,900 0.52
Michigan $45,670 $21.96 2,420 0.55
Minnesota $50,070 $24.07 1,390 0.47
Mississippi $35,160 $16.90 350 0.3
Missouri $43,480 $20.91 1,970 0.67
Montana $44,670 $21.47 330 0.64
Nebraska $41,480 $19.94 550 0.54
Nevada $46,640 $22.43 510 0.33
New Hampshire $48,900 $23.51 380 0.55
New Jersey $50,280 $24.18 2,440 0.57
New Mexico $36,720 $17.66 300 0.35
New York $57,320 $27.56 5,190 0.54
North Carolina $45,130 $21.70 2,900 0.59
North Dakota $38,910 $18.71 350 0.82
Ohio $45,540 $21.90 3,210 0.58
Oklahoma $43,460 $20.89 690 0.41
Oregon $48,890 $23.51 1,570 0.8
Pennsylvania $45,820 $22.03 3,450 0.57
Rhode Island $51,460 $24.74 190 0.39
South Carolina $42,510 $20.44 1,160 0.5
South Dakota $42,330 $20.35 480 1.05
Tennessee $46,990 $22.59 1,590 0.48
Texas $46,970 $22.58 4,520 0.32
Utah $47,980 $23.07 600 0.35
Vermont $48,990 $23.56 140 0.46
Virginia $46,580 $22.40 1,840 0.45
Washington $58,830 $28.28 1,670 0.47
West Virginia $44,830 $21.55 530 0.75
Wisconsin $47,570 $22.87 1,380 0.47
Wyoming $48,210 $23.18 120 0.41
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Top-paying metro areas for medical equipment preparers

Metro areas with at least 50 medical equipment preparers, by pay a year. Rural (nonmetropolitan) areas are not included.

Metro areaPay a yearHourlyJobs
Vallejo, CA $82,610 $39.71 140
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $82,140 $39.49 1,070
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA $81,370 $39.12 50
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA $81,090 $38.98 540
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA $79,490 $38.22 680
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA $75,800 $36.44 60
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $67,830 $32.61 630
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $61,870 $29.75 910
Stockton-Lodi, CA $61,060 $29.36 100
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA $60,980 $29.32 150
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH $60,840 $29.25 1,310
Salinas, CA $60,490 $29.08 70
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA $60,380 $29.03 100
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA $59,560 $28.63 800
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $59,520 $28.61 3,010

Metro areas with the most medical equipment preparers

Metro areaJobsPay a year
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 5,270 $58,870
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 3,010 $59,520
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN 2,140 $48,630
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ 1,800 $47,320
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,660 $50,370
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 1,350 $46,330
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH 1,310 $60,840
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO 1,280 $45,490
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX 1,270 $47,270
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX 1,210 $50,300
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA 1,070 $82,140
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 1,070 $50,600
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 1,060 $49,430
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI 1,030 $45,570
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 920 $53,420

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Questions about medical equipment preparer pay

How much does a medical equipment preparer make?

The median pay for medical equipment preparers in the U.S. was $47,700 a year ($22.93 an hour) in May 2025, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The middle half earned between $39,800 and $58,570.

Which states pay medical equipment preparers the most?

The highest pay was in California ($61,370), Washington ($58,830), Massachusetts ($58,580), New York ($57,320), Delaware ($53,300). The lowest was in Mississippi ($35,160), Alabama ($35,800), Louisiana ($35,960).

How much do the highest-paid medical equipment preparers make?

The best-paid 10% of medical equipment preparers earned more than $69,950 a year, while the lowest-paid 10% earned less than $36,410. Pay usually rises with experience, specialty, shift and location.

Which city pays medical equipment preparers the most?

Among metro areas with at least 50 medical equipment preparers, Vallejo, CA pays the most, with median pay of $82,610 a year (May 2025).

How many medical equipment preparers are there in the U.S.?

About 77,420 people were employed as medical equipment preparers in May 2025.

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Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, all industries. Median pay is the middle wage; where BLS publishes no median, the average (mean) is shown, marked "(avg)". BLS doesn't publish exact figures above its reporting limit; those are shown with a "+". Metro areas with fewer than 50 jobs in this occupation are left out. Pay doesn't reflect cost of living, overtime or shift differentials.