What are the main factors that influence a Surgical First Assistant Nurse's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Surgical First Assistant Nurse?

The Healthcare industry offers the highest average compensation for Surgical First Assistant Nurse roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A Surgical First Assistant Nurse's salary?

A Surgical First Assistant Nurse's salary grows with experience: starting around $94,382 for beginners, reaching about $97,985 at mid-level, and approach $103,004 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Surgical First Assistant Nurse?

Surgical First Assistant Nurse salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Surgical First Assistant Nurse roles are District of Columbia $116,090, California $115,690, Massachusetts $114,190. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Surgical First Assistant Nurse roles make?

Salaries for Surgical First Assistant Nurse level roles vary by specialization: Registered Nurse First Assistant: $105,213; Registered Nurse (RN), Surgical First Assistant: $104,900; Certified Registered Nurse First Assistant (CRNFA): $104,863; RN - First Assistant (RNFA): $104,850; Staff Nurse - RN - Surgical First Assistant: $104,846.

Surgical First Assistant Nurse Salary in New Mexico

How much does a Surgical First Assistant Nurse make in New Mexico?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Surgical First Assistant Nurse in New Mexico is $97,190 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $47.

However, a Surgical First Assistant Nurse's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $118,587
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $88,790 to $108,390
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $81,142

10% $81,142

50% (Median) $97,190

90% $118,587

Surgical First Assistant Nurse Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$108,390	$9,033	$2,084	$52
Average	$97,190	$8,099	$1,869	$47
25th Percentile	$88,790	$7,399	$1,708	$43

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Key Factors That Influence Surgical First Assistant Nurse Salaries

A Surgical First Assistant Nurse's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Surgical First Assistant Nurse Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Surgical First Assistant Nurse's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $94,382
Early Career (1-2 years): $95,011
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $97,985
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $102,669
Expert (over 8 years): $103,004

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Surgical First Assistant Nurse	$94,382
Intermediate Level Surgical First Assistant Nurse	$95,011
Senior Level Surgical First Assistant Nurse	$97,985
Specialist Level Surgical First Assistant Nurse	$102,669
Expert Level Surgical First Assistant Nurse	$103,004

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How Do Surgical First Assistant Nurse Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Surgical First Assistant Nurses. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $116,090.
California: $115,690.
Massachusetts: $114,190.

District of Columbia $116,090 California $115,690 Massachusetts $114,190 Washington $113,690 New Jersey $113,690 Alaska $113,490 Connecticut $112,090 New York $111,490

Hawaii $109,590 Rhode Island $108,790 Maryland $108,190 Minnesota $107,290 Colorado $106,990 Illinois $106,890 Oregon $106,490 Delaware $106,190

New Hampshire $105,990 Virginia $105,590 Pennsylvania $104,390 Nevada $103,790 North Dakota $103,590 Michigan $103,290 Wisconsin $103,190 Vermont $102,990

Maine $102,290 Texas $102,290 Arizona $102,190 Ohio $102,090 Georgia $101,190 Indiana $100,690 Wyoming $100,590 Utah $100,490

Iowa $100,390 Kansas $99,890 Missouri $99,690 Louisiana $99,690 North Carolina $99,690 Florida $99,290 Montana $98,990 Nebraska $98,790

Kentucky $98,690 South Carolina $98,290 Tennessee $97,990 Idaho $97,890 New Mexico $97,190 Oklahoma $96,990 Alabama $96,390 South Dakota $95,290

Arkansas $94,790 West Virginia $94,490 Mississippi $93,590

Top Paying Cities for Surgical First Assistant Nurses

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Algodones: $98,190
Belen: $97,590
Bernalillo: $98,390

Algodones, NM $98,190 Belen, NM $97,590 Bernalillo, NM $98,390 Bluewater, NM $96,290 Bosque, NM $96,890 Casa Blanca, NM $97,090 Cedar Crest, NM $98,390 Cedarvale, NM $94,590

Cerrillos, NM $98,290 Claunch, NM $94,190 Coyote, NM $96,790 Cuba, NM $96,690 Cubero, NM $97,390 Edgewood, NM $97,990 Estancia, NM $96,790 Gallina, NM $96,290

Counselor, NM $96,390 Grants, NM $96,190 Milan, NM $96,590 Isleta, NM $98,490 Jarales, NM $97,590 Jemez Pueblo, NM $97,690 Jemez Springs, NM $97,390 Laguna, NM $97,790

La Jara, NM $96,590 La Joya, NM $96,290 Lindrith, NM $96,190 Los Lunas, NM $98,190 Mcintosh, NM $97,390 Pueblo Of Acoma, NM $96,690 Moriarty, NM $96,990 Mountainair, NM $95,990

Nageezi, NM $96,190 New Laguna, NM $97,290 Paguate, NM $97,390 Pena Blanca, NM $98,490 Peralta, NM $98,290 Placitas, NM $98,390 Ponderosa, NM $97,590 Prewitt, NM $96,290

Regina, NM $96,290 Sandia Park, NM $98,190 Corrales, NM $98,590 San Fidel, NM $96,790 San Rafael, NM $96,390 Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM $98,190 San Ysidro, NM $98,090 Stanley, NM $96,990

Tijeras, NM $98,190 Tome, NM $97,990 Torreon, NM $97,690 Veguita, NM $96,890 Willard, NM $95,790 Youngsville, NM $96,790 Bosque Farms, NM $98,490 Clines Corners, NM $96,390

Cochiti Pueblo, NM $98,290 Cochiti Lake, NM $98,390 Albuquerque, NM $98,590 Kirtland Afb, NM $98,590 Rio Rancho, NM $98,490 Gallup, NM $96,390 Brimhall, NM $96,090 Church Rock, NM $96,190

Continental Divide, NM $96,090 Crownpoint, NM $96,190 Fence Lake, NM $95,790 Fort Wingate, NM $96,190 Gamerco, NM $96,290 Mentmore, NM $96,190 Mexican Springs, NM $96,190 Ramah, NM $95,990

Rehoboth, NM $96,190 Thoreau, NM $96,190 Tohatchi, NM $96,090 Vanderwagen, NM $96,190 Zuni, NM $96,090 Navajo, NM $96,290 Jamestown, NM $95,990 Pinehill, NM $95,890

Sheep Springs, NM $96,190 Smith Lake, NM $96,590 Yatahey, NM $96,190 Farmington, NM $96,690 Aztec, NM $96,790 Blanco, NM $96,390 Bloomfield, NM $96,290 Flora Vista, NM $96,790

Fruitland, NM $96,190 Kirtland, NM $96,790 La Plata, NM $96,790 Navajo Dam, NM $96,790 Shiprock, NM $96,590 Waterflow, NM $96,590 Newcomb, NM $96,190 Sanostee, NM $96,190

Santa Fe, NM $99,090 Abiquiu, NM $96,390 Alcalde, NM $98,090 Amalia, NM $96,290 Arroyo Hondo, NM $96,090 Arroyo Seco, NM $96,190 Canjilon, NM $96,090 Canones, NM $96,990

Carson, NM $96,490 Cebolla, NM $96,190 Cerro, NM $96,190 Chama, NM $96,590 Chamisal, NM $97,790 Chimayo, NM $98,490 Cordova, NM $98,390 Costilla, NM $96,690

Taos Ski Valley, NM $95,890 Dixon, NM $97,690 Dulce, NM $96,590 El Prado, NM $96,290 El Rito, NM $96,790 Embudo, NM $97,190 Espanola, NM $98,390 Glorieta, NM $98,690

Hernandez, NM $97,490 Ilfeld, NM $97,790 La Madera, NM $96,590 Lamy, NM $98,390 Llano, NM $97,590 Los Alamos, NM $98,590 White Rock, NM $98,790 Medanales, NM $97,590

Ojo Caliente, NM $96,990 Los Ojos, NM $96,390 Pecos, NM $98,390 Penasco, NM $97,290 Petaca, NM $95,990 Questa, NM $96,290 Ranchos De Taos, NM $96,790 Red River, NM $95,990

Ribera, NM $96,690 Rowe, NM $97,890 San Cristobal, NM $95,990 San Jose, NM $97,690 Ohkay Owingeh, NM $98,190 Santa Cruz, NM $98,490 Serafina, NM $96,390 Taos, NM $96,290

Tererro, NM $98,790 Tesuque, NM $99,090 Tierra Amarilla, NM $96,290 Trampas, NM $97,190 Tres Piedras, NM $95,990 Truchas, NM $98,090 Vadito, NM $97,090 Valdez, NM $96,090

Vallecitos, NM $95,990 Velarde, NM $97,590 Villanueva, NM $96,490 Spaceport City, NM $94,490 Las Vegas, NM $95,590 Angel Fire, NM $95,890 Anton Chico, NM $95,490 Buena Vista, NM $96,390

Chacon, NM $96,390 Cimarron, NM $95,790 Cleveland, NM $97,090 Eagle Nest, NM $95,890 Guadalupita, NM $96,290 Holman, NM $96,890 La Loma, NM $95,290 Maxwell, NM $95,790

Miami, NM $95,590 Mills, NM $95,290 Montezuma, NM $97,590 Mora, NM $97,190 Mosquero, NM $95,190 Ocate, NM $95,690 Ojo Feliz, NM $95,990 Rainsville, NM $96,390

Raton, NM $96,090 Rociada, NM $97,690 Roy, NM $95,290 Sapello, NM $96,790 Solano, NM $95,190 Springer, NM $95,590 Ute Park, NM $95,790 Valmora, NM $95,590

Wagon Mound, NM $95,490 Watrous, NM $95,590 Socorro, NM $95,390 Aragon, NM $95,690 Datil, NM $95,290 Lemitar, NM $95,790 Luna, NM $95,790 Magdalena, NM $95,290

Pie Town, NM $95,590 Polvadera, NM $96,090 Quemado, NM $95,790 Reserve, NM $95,590 San Acacia, NM $96,190 San Antonio, NM $94,790 Truth Or Consequences, NM $94,790 Arrey, NM $94,790

Caballo, NM $94,890 Derry, NM $94,390 Elephant Butte, NM $95,090 Garfield, NM $94,090 Hatch, NM $92,590 Monticello, NM $94,790 Rincon, NM $92,090 Salem, NM $93,790

Williamsburg, NM $94,890 Winston, NM $94,890 Las Cruces, NM $90,890 White Sands Missile Range, NM $91,190 Santa Teresa, NM $91,790 Playas, NM $95,290 Animas, NM $95,490 Anthony, NM $91,790

Arenas Valley, NM $95,290 Bayard, NM $95,190 Berino, NM $91,390 Buckhorn, NM $95,290 Santa Clara, NM $95,390 Chamberino, NM $91,490 Cliff, NM $95,190 Columbus, NM $94,990

Deming, NM $94,990 Dona Ana, NM $90,890 Fairacres, NM $91,190 Faywood, NM $94,990 Fort Bayard, NM $95,290 Gila, NM $95,090 Glenwood, NM $95,190 Hachita, NM $94,990

Hanover, NM $94,990 Hillsboro, NM $94,790 Hurley, NM $95,190 La Mesa, NM $92,590 Lordsburg, NM $95,190 Mesilla, NM $90,890 Mesilla Park, NM $90,890 Mesquite, NM $90,990

Mimbres, NM $95,090 Mule Creek, NM $95,290 Organ, NM $90,890 Pinos Altos, NM $95,190 Radium Springs, NM $90,890 Redrock, NM $94,990 Rodeo, NM $95,590 San Miguel, NM $90,890

Silver City, NM $95,190 Sunland Park, NM $91,290 Tyrone, NM $95,490 Vado, NM $90,990 Chaparral, NM $92,190 Clovis, NM $94,990 Cannon Afb, NM $94,790 Broadview, NM $94,790

Causey, NM $94,590 Crossroads, NM $94,390 Dora, NM $94,790 Elida, NM $94,390 Floyd, NM $94,690 Fort Sumner, NM $94,590 Grady, NM $94,890 House, NM $94,790

Kenna, NM $94,390 Lingo, NM $94,590 Melrose, NM $94,790 Milnesand, NM $94,390 Pep, NM $94,490 Portales, NM $94,890 Rogers, NM $94,590 Saint Vrain, NM $94,890

Taiban, NM $94,590 Texico, NM $94,890 Yeso, NM $94,190 Roswell, NM $94,290 Artesia, NM $94,490 Caprock, NM $94,290 Carlsbad, NM $94,590 Dexter, NM $94,390

Eunice, NM $94,690 Hagerman, NM $94,390 Hobbs, NM $94,790 Hope, NM $94,090 Jal, NM $94,490 Lake Arthur, NM $94,290 Lakewood, NM $94,390 Loco Hills, NM $94,590

Loving, NM $94,590 Lovington, NM $94,690 Mcdonald, NM $94,490 Malaga, NM $94,490 Maljamar, NM $94,390 Monument, NM $94,590 Tatum, NM $94,490 Whites City, NM $94,690

Carrizozo, NM $93,890 Alamogordo, NM $93,590 Alto, NM $93,890 Bent, NM $93,590 Capitan, NM $93,690 Cloudcroft, NM $93,590 Corona, NM $94,290 Encino, NM $94,990

Fort Stanton, NM $93,690 Glencoe, NM $93,690 High Rolls Mountain Park, NM $93,590 Holloman Air Force Base, NM $93,590 Hondo, NM $93,690 La Luz, NM $93,590 Lincoln, NM $93,490 Mayhill, NM $93,790

Mescalero, NM $93,590 Nogal, NM $93,990 Orogrande, NM $93,590 Picacho, NM $93,690 Pinon, NM $94,090 Ruidoso, NM $94,090 Ruidoso Downs, NM $93,890 Sacramento, NM $93,690

San Patricio, NM $93,790 Sunspot, NM $93,590 Timberon, NM $93,790 Tinnie, NM $93,690 Tularosa, NM $93,590 Vaughn, NM $94,690 Weed, NM $93,790 Tucumcari, NM $95,090

Amistad, NM $94,990 Bard, NM $94,890 Capulin, NM $95,890 Clayton, NM $95,190 Conchas Dam, NM $95,290 Cuervo, NM $94,790 Des Moines, NM $95,590 Folsom, NM $95,690

Garita, NM $95,090 Gladstone, NM $95,290 Grenville, NM $95,290 Logan, NM $95,090 Mcalister, NM $94,790 Nara Visa, NM $94,890 Newkirk, NM $94,990 Quay, NM $95,090

San Jon, NM $94,990 Santa Rosa, NM $95,090 Sedan, NM $95,090 Trementina, NM $95,090

Surgical First Assistant Nurse Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Surgical First Assistant Nurse salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $103,157. While startup companies pay approximate $87,847.

Surgical First Assistant Nurse Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$87,847
Growth Stage	51~500	$92,756
Established	501~5000	$99,760
Enterprise	5000+	$103,157

Surgical First Assistant Nurse Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Surgical First Assistant Nurse roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Surgical First Assistant Nurse positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Surgical First Assistant Nurse as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Surgical First Assistant Nurse

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$116,628	$56.0	20%

Surgical First Assistant Nurse Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Surgical First Assistant Nurse's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$88,790

Average $97,190/year

$108,390

$7,399

Average $8,099/month

$9,033

$1,708

Average $1,869/week

$2,084

$43

Average $47/hour

$52

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$108,390	$9,033	$2,084	$52
Average	$97,190	$8,099	$1,869	$47
25th Percentile	$88,790	$7,399	$1,708	$43

Surgical First Assistant Nurse Salary Growth & Career Path

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Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings. As a Surgical First Assistant Nurse, you have the following paths for advancement. The table below compares the salary raises for common next-step roles. By comparing these figures, you can choose the career path that best meets your financial goals.

Surgical First Assistant Nurse Salary Growth and Career Path
Next Step Role	Estimate Salary	Projected Raise
Director Mother and Baby Unit	$150,100	54%
Director Intensive Care Unit Operations	$142,800	47%
Entry Registered Nurse - Staff	$68,200	-30%
Organ Transplant Coordinator RN	$102,000	5%

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