SOC 29-9093 · Area 26420 · May 2025
Surgical Assistants
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $36,750 | $17.67 |
| 25th percentile | $36,750 | $17.67 |
| Median | $62,990 | $30.28 |
| 75th percentile | $91,730 | $44.10 |
| 90th percentile | $100,220 | $48.18 |
| Average | $65,800 | $31.64 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: Not available. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $36,750 to $91,730 in 2025, a span of $54,980.
The area median is $1,940 (3.0%) below Texas's $64,930 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 9 other published areas
- This area's median is $15,860 (33.7%) above the $47,130 median in Midland, TX.
- This area's median is $11,540 (22.4%) above the $51,450 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $11,890 (15.9%) below the $74,880 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $14,990 (19.2%) below the $77,980 median in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX.
- This area's median is $16,120 (20.4%) below the $79,110 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $16,830 (21.1%) below the $79,820 median in Amarillo, TX.
- This area's median is $24,090 (27.7%) below the $87,080 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
- This area's median is $30,390 (32.5%) below the $93,380 median in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
- This area's median is $31,740 (33.5%) below the $94,730 median in El Paso, TX.
An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.
Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
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