What surgical technologists earn in Connecticut and its metro areas, compared with the rest of the country (May 2025 BLS data).
a year, or $38.41 an hour. That is 24% more than the national median of $64,650.
The middle half of surgical technologists in Connecticut earn $59,120 to $95,050.
Connecticut pays surgical technologists more than 43 of the other 49 states. Highest: Hawaii ($82,640).
0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the state, 0.95× the U.S. concentration.
Metro and rural (nonmetropolitan) areas as BLS defines them.. Click a column to sort.
| Area | Pay a year | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $40.18 | 380 | |
| New Haven, CT | $29.23 | 330 | |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $41.73 | 250 | |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $37.79 | 90 | |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $36.94 | 70 |
Surgical Technologists in Connecticut earned a median of $79,890 a year ($38.41 an hour) in May 2025, 24% more than the national median of $64,650. The middle half earned $59,120 to $95,050.
Among areas in Connecticut, pay was highest in Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT at $86,790.
Connecticut ranks #7 of 50 states for surgical technologists pay. Hawaii pays the most, at $82,640 a year. Pay figures don't account for differences in cost of living.
About 1,220 people worked as surgical technologists in Connecticut in May 2025, or 0.72 of every 1,000 jobs in the state.
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)". Values marked "+" are above the most BLS reports exactly. Pay doesn't reflect cost of living, overtime or shift differentials.