What are the main factors that influence an Operating Room Tech's salary?

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

How does experience change An Operating Room Tech's salary?

An Operating Room Tech's salary grows with experience: starting around $55,318 for beginners, reaching about $57,315 at mid-level, and approach $58,348 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Operating Room Tech?

Operating Room Tech salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Operating Room Tech roles are District of Columbia $61,891, California $61,656, Massachusetts $60,834. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Operating Room Tech roles make?

Salaries for Operating Room Tech level roles vary by specialization: Operating Room Director: $173,277; Operating Room Manager: $109,982; Rn Operating Room: $89,373; Operating Room Aide: $89,173; Operating Room Nurse: $89,000.

How do different companies affect an Operating Room Tech's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Operating Room Tech roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Operating Room Tech Salary in the United States

How much does an Operating Room Tech make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for an Operating Room Tech in the United States is $55,899 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

However, an Operating Room Tech's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $61,499
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,928 to $58,830
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,492

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Operating Room Tech Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$58,830	$4,902	$1,131	$28
Average	$55,899	$4,658	$1,075	$27
25th Percentile	$49,928	$4,161	$960	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Operating Room Tech Salaries

An Operating Room Tech'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Operating Room Tech Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Operating Room Tech'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): $55,318
Early Career (1-2 years): $55,484
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $57,315
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $58,279
Expert (over 8 years): $58,348

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Operating Room Tech	$55,318
Intermediate Level Operating Room Tech	$55,484
Senior Level Operating Room Tech	$57,315
Specialist Level Operating Room Tech	$58,279
Expert Level Operating Room Tech	$58,348

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How Do Operating Room Tech 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 Operating Room Teches. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $61,891.
California: $61,656.
Massachusetts: $60,834.

District of Columbia $61,891 California $61,656 Massachusetts $60,834 Washington $60,611 New Jersey $60,588 Alaska $60,510 Connecticut $59,739 New York $59,426

Hawaii $58,425 Rhode Island $57,956 Maryland $57,637 Minnesota $57,201 Colorado $57,033 Illinois $56,977 Oregon $56,765 Delaware $56,609

New Hampshire $56,510 Virginia $56,290 Pennsylvania $55,647 Nevada $55,323 North Dakota $55,217 Michigan $55,049 Wisconsin $54,987 Vermont $54,864

Texas $54,523 Maine $54,501 Arizona $54,468 Ohio $54,428 Georgia $53,914 Indiana $53,657 Wyoming $53,607 Utah $53,528

Iowa $53,495 Kansas $53,227 Louisiana $53,148 North Carolina $53,120 Missouri $53,109 Florida $52,891 Montana $52,774 Nebraska $52,662

Kentucky $52,601 South Carolina $52,377 Tennessee $52,237 Idaho $52,181 New Mexico $51,773 Oklahoma $51,684 Alabama $51,354 South Dakota $50,801

Arkansas $50,499 West Virginia $50,337 Mississippi $49,850

Top Paying Cities for Operating Room Teches

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:

San Jose: $70,505
San Francisco: $69,812
Oakland: $68,263

San Jose, CA $70,505

San Francisco, CA $69,812

Oakland, CA $68,263

New York, NY $64,781

Queens Village, NY $64,362

Paramus, NJ $63,914

Passaic, NJ $63,859

Bergenfield, NJ $63,803

Stamford, CT $63,719

Huntington, NY $63,663

Newark, NJ $63,300

Bridgeport, CT $63,188

New Brunswick, NJ $63,003

Vallejo, CA $62,886

Middlesex, NJ $62,852

Somerset, NJ $62,802

Petaluma, CA $62,674

Santa Cruz, CA $62,456

Boston, MA $62,344

Monterey, CA $62,064

Fairbanks, AK $62,025

Los Angeles, CA $61,919

Washington, DC $61,891

Seattle, WA $61,790

Santa Rosa, CA $61,779

Juneau, AK $61,617

Orange, CA $61,433

Anchorage, AK $61,332

Anaheim, CA $61,293

Santa Ana, CA $61,209

Nassau, NY $61,175

Long Beach, CA $61,153

Danbury, CT $61,136

Santa Maria, CA $60,946

Everett, WA $60,935

Bremerton, WA $60,661

Trenton, NJ $60,555

Sacramento, CA $60,533

San Diego, CA $60,505

Brockton, MA $60,482

Tacoma, WA $60,460

Santa Barbara, CA $60,382

Lowell, MA $60,158

New Suffolk, NY $60,136

Nashua, NH $60,069

Lompoc, CA $59,979

Ventura, CA $59,923

Stockton, CA $59,907

New Haven, CT $59,795

Atlantic City, NJ $59,649

Hartford, CT $59,526

Modesto, CA $59,498

Poughkeepsie, NY $59,375

New Britain, CT $59,348

Olympia, WA $59,269

Kennewick, WA $59,269

New London, CT $59,258

Norwich, CT $59,241

Lawrence, MA $59,213

Bakersfield, CA $59,057

Riverside, CA $58,979

New Bedford, MA $58,979

Richland, WA $58,923

Portsmouth, NH $58,878

Vineland, NJ $58,867

San Bernardino, CA $58,822

Boulder, CO $58,666

Worcester, MA $58,621

Portland, OR $58,571

Saint Paul, MN $58,503

Minneapolis, MN $58,503

Philadelphia, PA $58,425

Honolulu, HI $58,129

Springfield, MA $57,933

Providence, RI $57,928

Chicago, IL $57,766

Bellingham, WA $57,699

Baltimore, MD $57,637

Chico, CA $57,497

Wilmington, DE $57,402

Pittsfield, MA $57,346

Manchester, NH $57,240

Spokane, WA $56,994

Denver, CO $56,989

Albany, NY $56,726

Troy, NY $56,704

Schenectady, NY $56,586

Burlington, VT $56,463

Portland, ME $56,268

Salem, OR $56,223

Yakima, WA $56,212

Ann Arbor, MI $56,195

Rochester, MN $56,038

Fresno, CA $56,010

Reno, NV $56,010

Milwaukee, WI $55,960

Detroit, MI $55,904

Allentown, PA $55,887

Carson City, NV $55,882

Houston, TX $55,798

Colorado Springs, CO $55,792

Syracuse, NY $55,764

Eugene, OR $55,658

Bismarck, ND $55,591

Gary, IN $55,591

Galveston, TX $55,591

Springfield, OR $55,546

Medford, OR $55,412

Fort Collins, CO $55,390

Austin, TX $55,345

Mesa, AZ $55,228

Phoenix, AZ $55,217

Dallas, TX $55,200

Reading, PA $55,166

Saint Cloud, MN $55,144

Concord, NH $55,094

Madison, WI $55,071

Utica, NY $54,920

Raleigh, NC $54,876

Las Vegas, NV $54,870

Rochester, NY $54,831

Des Moines, IA $54,825

Atlanta, GA $54,736

Battle Creek, MI $54,719

Salt Lake City, UT $54,702

Lancaster, PA $54,619

Champaign, IL $54,607

Harrisburg, PA $54,540

Durham, NC $54,490

Kansas City, MO $54,484

Kansas City, KS $54,473

Fort Worth, TX $54,468

Boca Raton, FL $54,445

Cleveland, OH $54,440

Columbus, OH $54,428

Pittsburgh, PA $54,423

Richmond, VA $54,401

Indianapolis, IN $54,389

Cincinnati, OH $54,317

Petersburg, VA $54,233

Billings, MT $54,110

Lansing, MI $54,110

Huntsville, AL $54,110

Lebanon, PA $54,104

Dayton, OH $54,099

Pueblo, CO $54,099

Appleton, WI $54,082

Buffalo, NY $54,060

Racine, WI $54,032

Charlotte, NC $54,026

Saint Louis, MO $54,009

Springfield, IL $53,987

Elkhart, IN $53,976

York, PA $53,976

Gastonia, NC $53,970

Benton Harbor, MI $53,970

Beaumont, TX $53,937

Lorain, OH $53,925

Toledo, OH $53,903

Binghamton, NY $53,875

Rock Hill, SC $53,869

Rockford, IL $53,842

Fargo, ND $53,814

Elyria, OH $53,814

Flagstaff, AZ $53,774

Fort Lauderdale, FL $53,741

Miami, FL $53,707

Duluth, MN $53,618

Bangor, ME $53,545

Cedar Rapids, IA $53,484

Louisville, KY $53,456

Grand Rapids, MI $53,445

Hialeah, FL $53,439

Casper, WY $53,361

Scranton, PA $53,294

New Orleans, LA $53,277

Virginia Beach, VA $53,271

Akron, OH $53,243

Peoria, IL $53,171

Sarasota, FL $53,160

Green Bay, WI $53,120

Baton Rouge, LA $53,092

Charleston, SC $53,081

Nashville, TN $53,065

Jamestown, NY $53,053

Davenport, IA $53,053

Tucson, AZ $53,025

Cheyenne, WY $53,009

Saint Petersburg, FL $52,992

Tampa, FL $52,981

Omaha, NE $52,970

Port Arthur, TX $52,947

Evansville, IN $52,947

Bradenton, FL $52,925

Santa Fe, NM $52,824

Orlando, FL $52,768

Clearwater, FL $52,707

Canton, OH $52,589

La Crosse, WI $52,589

Grand Forks, ND $52,573

Albuquerque, NM $52,556

Tulsa, OK $52,556

Newport News, VA $52,550

High Point, NC $52,534

Ogden, UT $52,511

Corpus Christi, TX $52,466

Laramie, WY $52,433

Norfolk, VA $52,433

Rock Island, IL $52,399

Saginaw, MI $52,388

Jacksonville, FL $52,383

Salisbury, NC $52,371

Memphis, TN $52,360

Moline, IL $52,332

Fort Myers, FL $52,315

Waterloo, IA $52,243

Spartanburg, SC $52,187

Lincoln, NE $52,159

Fort Wayne, IN $52,148

Birmingham, AL $52,086

Cedar Falls, IA $52,075

Provo, UT $52,070

Springfield, OH $52,064

San Antonio, TX $52,053

Greensboro, NC $52,030

South Bend, IN $52,025

Winston Salem, NC $52,019

Boise, ID $52,002

Savannah, GA $51,963

Muskegon, MI $51,863

Lima, OH $51,796

Lake Charles, LA $51,773

Anderson, IN $51,762

Lexington, KY $51,745

Augusta, GA $51,729

Greenville, SC $51,729

Wichita, KS $51,678

Tuscaloosa, AL $51,678

Columbia, SC $51,628

Bloomington, IN $51,488

Roanoke, VA $51,455

Asheville, NC $51,382

Knoxville, TN $51,287

Shreveport, LA $51,281

Wilmington, NC $51,209

Frankfort, KY $51,103

Oklahoma City, OK $51,063

Chillicothe, OH $51,041

Longview, TX $51,035

Topeka, KS $51,019

Mobile, AL $50,935

Terre Haute, IN $50,912

Erie, PA $50,907

Altoona, PA $50,879

Melbourne, FL $50,862

Amarillo, TX $50,840

Killeen, TX $50,823

Fayetteville, AR $50,778

Sioux Falls, SD $50,739

Chattanooga, TN $50,706

Idaho Falls, ID $50,700

Gainesville, FL $50,583

Portsmouth, OH $50,555

Little Rock, AR $50,544

Lynchburg, VA $50,544

Lafayette, LA $50,521

Youngstown, OH $50,521

Temple, TX $50,499

Daytona Beach, FL $50,488

Clarksville, TN $50,482

Pensacola, FL $50,476

Hopkinsville, KY $50,309

Charleston, WV $50,303

Florence, SC $50,275

Sioux City, IA $50,242

Macon, GA $50,080

Tallahassee, FL $50,074

Fayetteville, NC $50,063

Waco, TX $50,052

Wichita Falls, TX $50,052

Pine Bluff, AR $50,029

Vincennes, IN $49,923

Lubbock, TX $49,901

Great Falls, MT $49,867

Alamogordo, NM $49,862

Abilene, TX $49,817

Rapid City, SD $49,744

Monroe, LA $49,744

Albany, GA $49,711

Huntington, WV $49,705

Jackson, MS $49,699

Greenville, MS $49,694

Parkersburg, WV $49,638

Montgomery, AL $49,627

Johnstown, PA $49,616

Springfield, MO $49,571

Biloxi, MS $49,543

Sumter, SC $49,426

Columbus, GA $49,420

Twin Falls, ID $49,386

Pascagoula, MS $49,314

Kingsport, TN $49,168

Gulfport, MS $49,152

Alexandria, LA $48,967

Fort Smith, AR $48,827

El Paso, TX $48,677

Helena, MT $48,604

Las Cruces, NM $48,425

Harlingen, TX $48,268

Pocatello, ID $48,218

Florence, AL $48,201

Brownsville, TX $48,190

Dothan, AL $48,101

Mcallen, TX $48,073

Columbus, MS $47,659

Altus, OK $47,402

Lawton, OK $47,296

Pierre, SD $47,095

What Skills Can Increase an Operating Room Tech's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Commitment (Mentioned in 3.36% Job Postings): An agreement or pledge to do something in the future a commitment to improve conditions at the prison especially : an engagement to assume a financial obligation at a future date.
Basic Life Support (Mentioned in 3.08% Job Postings): BLS is a level of medical care which is used for patients with life-threatening illnesses or injuries until they can be given full medical care by advanced life support providers. It can be provided by trained medical personnel.
Cardiac (Mentioned in 2.09% Job Postings): Cardiac means relating to the heart. The adjective cardiac is most often used in a medical context: a doctor who operates on people's hearts is a cardiac surgeon and an irregular heart beat is called "cardiac arrhythmia."

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Commitment	3.36%
Basic Life Support	3.08%
Cardiac	2.09%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Operating Room Tech's salary.

Team Building: Can increase your salary by up to 36%.
Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Accountability: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Team Building	$76,022	36%
Innovation	$59,253	6%
Accountability	$58,694	5%
Communication Skills	$58,135	4%
Diversity and Inclusion	$58,135	4%
Anesthesia	$57,576	3%

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How Education impacts an Operating Room Tech's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Operating Room Teches enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Operating Room Tech with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $55,038 and $58,332).

Operating Room Tech Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Operating Room Tech

No Diploma 0.7%

High School 58.7%

Associates 30.1%

Bachelors 8.4%

Masters 2.1%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.7%
High School	58.7%
Associates	30.1%
Bachelors	8.4%
Masters	2.1%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Operating Room Tech Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Operating Room Tech'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.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$49,928

Average $55,899/year

$58,830

$4,161

Average $4,658/month

$4,902

$960

Average $1,075/week

$1,131

$24

Average $27/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$58,830	$4,902	$1,131	$28
Average	$55,899	$4,658	$1,075	$27
25th Percentile	$49,928	$4,161	$960	$24

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Salary Trends for Operating Room Tech

Salaries for an Operating Room Tech can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $64,715 in 2023 to around $58,272 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Operating Room Tech salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of Operating Room Tech Over Time

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2023

$64,715

2024

$61,010

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$58,272

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2023	$64,715
2024	$61,010
2025	$58,272
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