The median salary for Sterilization Technicians is $29,500, or $14.20 an hour, and there are approximately 47,310 individuals nationally employed as sterilization technicians.

Sterilization Technicians Median Salary: $29,500

Sterilization technicians took home a median yearly pay of $29,500 in 2010 for their work as critical members of flourishing economies countrywide. If you break that yearly pay down, sterilization technicians took home $14.20 an hour that year. Incomes vary based on location, experience, and education, which is why it is definitely crucial to get formal training.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, in 2010 a reported 47,310 were employed as sterilization technicians countrywide. A successful sterilization technician will generally be described as realistic, conventional, and investigative. If you are preparing to move up in this field, it's critical to have the right mix of traits and excellent training.

For sterilization technicians, it's important to utilize skills like: Problem Sensitivity Near Vision Oral Comprehension Information Ordering Written Expression

Useful traits for sterilization technicians include: Integrity Achievement/Effort Social Orientation

Sterilization technicians intending to progress need formal training in: English Language Customer and Personal Service Administration and Management Production and Processing Education and Training

On a typical day, a sterilization technician might be documenting/recording information, performing general physical activities, or establishing and maintaining interpersonal relationships, making excellent training in these areas extremely useful. Want to find out more about sterilization technicians? You can find everything from pay info to job density for every metropolitan area in the U.S.

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Alabama

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Birmingham	240	$23,800	$11.50	$28,400	$13.70	34.1%
Huntsville	70	$22,900	$11.00	$29,000	$13.90	-4.8%
Mobile	70	$20,800	$10.00	$24,600	$11.80	10.8%
Montgomery	40	$20,400	$9.80	$24,900	$12.00	-31.2%

Alaska

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Anchorage	80	$32,500	$15.60	$37,000	$17.80	30.6%

Arizona

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Phoenix	320	$30,500	$14.70	$35,500	$17.10	-48.4%
Tucson	170	$27,400	$13.20	$30,700	$14.80	29%

Arkansas

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fayetteville	40	$25,700	$12.40	$28,400	$13.70	-49.7%
Little Rock	70	$29,700	$14.30	$35,300	$17.00	-41.1%

California

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bakersfield	NA	$29,000	$13.90	$37,300	$17.90	NA
Chico	40	$28,600	$13.80	$33,800	$16.20	68.3%
Fresno	180	$19,300	$9.30	$28,300	$13.60	55.4%
Los Angeles (Area)	2,510	$27,900	$13.40	$33,900	$16.30	29.8%
Modesto	130	$27,400	$13.20	$31,500	$15.10	126.6%
Oakland	440	$39,400	$18.90	$45,400	$21.80	24.7%
Riverside	560	$29,400	$14.10	$35,500	$17.10	32.3%
Sacramento	190	$40,300	$19.40	$45,800	$22.00	-38.4%
Salinas	140	$24,600	$11.80	$42,700	$20.50	143.3%
San Diego	620	$23,800	$11.50	$35,800	$17.20	34.7%
San Francisco (Area)	850	$35,200	$16.90	$44,100	$21.20	20.7%
San Francisco (City)	410	$29,300	$14.10	$41,100	$19.70	16.7%
San Jose	430	$43,000	$20.70	$52,400	$25.20	33.9%
San Luis Obispo	40	$33,600	$16.10	$40,600	$19.50	8.6%
Santa Barbara	40	$35,300	$17.00	$42,100	$20.30	-40.9%
Santa Cruz	60	$27,400	$13.20	$34,300	$16.50	94.4%
Santa Rosa	60	$30,600	$14.70	$36,600	$17.60	-10.5%
Stockton	90	$34,100	$16.40	$37,600	$18.10	23.9%
Vallejo	50	$35,700	$17.20	$44,000	$21.20	25.3%
Visalia	NA	$33,200	$16.00	$43,700	$21.00	NA

Colorado

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boulder	60	$30,100	$14.50	$34,200	$16.40	0%
Colorado Springs	50	$29,000	$14.00	$33,500	$16.10	-44.6%
Denver	310	$32,700	$15.70	$37,700	$18.10	-30.1%
Fort Collins	80	$28,500	$13.70	$33,700	$16.20	62.9%

Connecticut

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Bridgeport	160	$33,700	$16.20	$38,700	$18.60	4.8%
Hartford	260	$34,600	$16.60	$38,300	$18.40	25.5%
New Haven	80	$34,500	$16.60	$39,000	$18.70	-8.9%

District of Columbia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Washington (Area)	450	$33,100	$15.90	$38,900	$18.70	-57.3%

Florida

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Deltona	190	$24,400	$11.70	$28,500	$13.70	234.1%
Gainesville	200	$26,100	$12.60	$28,600	$13.80	355.9%
Jacksonville	450	$24,800	$11.90	$30,300	$14.60	114.8%
Miami (Area)	1,600	$25,200	$12.10	$29,200	$14.10	100.5%
Naples	50	$26,000	$12.50	$33,400	$16.10	12.4%
Ocala	140	$23,400	$11.20	$27,700	$13.30	331.2%
Orlando	790	$25,300	$12.20	$29,500	$14.20	120.4%
Palm Bay	210	$26,400	$12.70	$29,600	$14.30	193%
Panama City	40	$22,100	$10.60	$26,800	$12.90	53.8%
Pensacola	210	$23,000	$11.10	$25,300	$12.20	272%
Port St. Lucie	NA	$24,600	$11.80	$28,900	$13.90	NA
Punta Gorda	NA	$25,000	$12.00	$29,900	$14.40	NA
Tampa	860	$27,100	$13.10	$30,700	$14.80	110.8%

Georgia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlanta	360	$31,000	$14.90	$35,600	$17.10	-55.9%
Augusta	110	$28,500	$13.70	$35,400	$17.00	43.8%
Columbus	50	$22,900	$11.00	$25,600	$12.30	17.2%
Dalton	30	$21,700	$10.40	$27,100	$13.00	39%

Hawaii

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Honolulu	200	$35,700	$17.20	$39,900	$19.20	28.8%

Idaho

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boise City	90	$28,000	$13.50	$32,500	$15.60	-5.1%
Lewiston	30	$27,400	$13.20	$33,000	$15.80	293.3%

Illinois

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chicago (Area)	1,040	$32,300	$15.50	$35,800	$17.20	-33.1%
Peoria	NA	$28,700	$13.80	$32,000	$15.40	NA
Rockford	40	$33,400	$16.10	$36,600	$17.60	-16.9%

Indiana

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Fort Wayne	40	$30,900	$14.80	$38,000	$18.30	-43.5%
Indianapolis	220	$29,500	$14.20	$34,500	$16.60	-31.2%
Kokomo	50	$27,100	$13.00	$32,800	$15.80	257.8%
South Bend	60	$27,500	$13.20	$32,600	$15.70	23.4%

Iowa

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Davenport	NA	$27,300	$13.10	$31,800	$15.30	NA
Waterloo	40	$29,000	$13.90	$41,500	$20.00	22%

Kansas

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Topeka	40	$30,600	$14.70	$39,000	$18.70	-0.5%
Wichita	100	$27,300	$13.10	$31,700	$15.20	-3.5%

Kentucky

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lexington	140	$28,800	$13.80	$34,400	$16.50	52.2%
Louisville	260	$28,100	$13.50	$32,400	$15.60	19.4%

Louisiana

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Alexandria	40	$23,000	$11.10	$26,700	$12.80	57.8%
Baton Rouge	80	$25,600	$12.30	$29,200	$14.10	-41.9%
Houma	30	$27,800	$13.40	$31,000	$14.90	-2.4%
New Orleans	60	$25,500	$12.30	$28,900	$13.90	-69.4%
Shreveport	70	$26,700	$12.80	$28,800	$13.80	13.4%

Maine

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Portland	60	$29,900	$14.40	$34,900	$16.80	-18.8%

Maryland

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Baltimore	250	$28,500	$13.70	$34,100	$16.40	-45.7%

Massachusetts

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Boston (Area)	860	$37,200	$17.90	$44,100	$21.20	-4%
Worcester	120	$36,000	$17.30	$42,500	$20.50	32%

Michigan

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Detroit (Area)	490	$33,100	$15.90	$37,400	$18.00	-22%
Grand Rapids	NA	$27,600	$13.30	$32,000	$15.40	NA

Minnesota

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Duluth	100	$32,600	$15.70	$36,100	$17.40	126.6%
Minneapolis	820	$37,400	$18.00	$42,900	$20.60	32%
Rochester	570	$31,500	$15.20	$36,000	$17.30	1445.4%

Mississippi

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Jackson	60	$23,500	$11.30	$26,900	$12.90	-36.8%

Missouri

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Cape Girardeau	60	$31,700	$15.30	$35,400	$17.00	221%
Joplin	40	$28,700	$13.80	$32,900	$15.80	39.5%
Kansas City	340	$29,800	$14.30	$34,600	$16.60	-3.8%
St. Louis	670	$28,800	$13.80	$33,600	$16.10	43.5%

Nebraska

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Lincoln	60	$31,300	$15.10	$36,500	$17.60	7.3%
Omaha	150	$30,800	$14.80	$35,700	$17.20	-8.9%

Nevada

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Las Vegas	100	$40,600	$19.50	$45,200	$21.70	-66.1%
Reno	90	$31,800	$15.30	$36,600	$17.60	23.9%

New Jersey

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Atlantic City	70	$35,500	$17.10	$40,900	$19.60	29.6%
Trenton	90	$32,700	$15.70	$37,100	$17.90	9.7%

New Mexico

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albuquerque	40	NA	NA	NA	NA	-68.8%

New York

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Albany	120	$26,100	$12.60	$30,600	$14.70	-22.8%
Buffalo	150	$30,300	$14.60	$34,600	$16.70	-22.6%
New York (Area)	2,770	$35,500	$17.10	$40,100	$19.30	-8.1%
Poughkeepsie	40	$34,400	$16.60	$38,100	$18.30	-50.8%
Rochester	120	$28,500	$13.70	$33,300	$16.00	-32.3%
Syracuse	90	$30,300	$14.60	$35,700	$17.20	-20.4%
Utica	80	$25,400	$12.20	$30,000	$14.40	63.4%

North Carolina

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Asheville	100	$28,600	$13.70	$33,700	$16.20	58.1%
Burlington	40	$23,700	$11.40	$33,800	$16.30	98.9%
Charlotte	280	$29,100	$14.00	$33,300	$16.00	-8.6%
Durham	200	$28,400	$13.70	$32,200	$15.50	98.7%
Fayetteville	40	$23,600	$11.40	$28,500	$13.70	-5.4%
Greensboro	110	$26,800	$12.90	$32,300	$15.50	-15.9%
Hickory	30	$22,700	$10.90	$30,600	$14.70	-34.7%
Raleigh	70	$30,000	$14.40	$35,500	$17.10	-60.2%
Winston-Salem	200	$26,700	$12.80	$30,800	$14.80	165.9%

Ohio

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Akron	150	$28,900	$13.90	$36,000	$17.30	34.1%
Canton	80	$26,500	$12.80	$31,000	$14.90	44.9%
Cincinnati	480	$28,700	$13.80	$33,300	$16.00	32.8%
Cleveland	400	$30,000	$14.40	$34,800	$16.70	11%
Columbus	250	$31,400	$15.10	$35,900	$17.30	-23.1%
Dayton	120	$27,600	$13.30	$31,900	$15.40	-10.8%
Lima	NA	$26,400	$12.70	$28,800	$13.90	NA
Toledo	110	$28,500	$13.70	$33,300	$16.00	3.2%
Youngstown	100	$31,100	$15.00	$35,500	$17.00	19.6%

Oklahoma

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Oklahoma City	80	$32,300	$15.50	$36,300	$17.50	-62.9%
Tulsa	120	$30,300	$14.60	$34,100	$16.40	-21.8%

Oregon

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Eugene	150	$28,500	$13.70	$32,700	$15.70	205.6%
Medford	60	$29,700	$14.30	$34,000	$16.40	107.3%
Portland	770	$35,000	$16.80	$40,600	$19.50	115.9%

Pennsylvania

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Allentown	100	$32,000	$15.40	$37,200	$17.90	-14.2%
Erie	70	$26,800	$12.90	$30,200	$14.50	43.3%
Lancaster	NA	$28,300	$13.60	$35,700	$17.20	NA
Philadelphia (Area)	900	$34,600	$16.60	$40,500	$19.50	-7.5%
Pittsburgh	450	$26,700	$12.80	$30,700	$14.80	9.9%

Rhode Island

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Providence	NA	$32,000	$15.40	$37,700	$18.10	NA

South Carolina

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Greenville	80	$30,800	$14.80	$40,000	$19.20	-26.6%

Tennessee

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Chattanooga	120	$27,300	$13.10	$32,400	$15.60	51.1%
Johnson City	40	$26,400	$12.70	$29,500	$14.20	43%
Knoxville	140	$24,200	$11.70	$27,500	$13.20	15.1%
Memphis	NA	$29,900	$14.40	$34,400	$16.50	NA
Nashville	110	$30,400	$14.60	$35,600	$17.10	-57%

Texas

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Amarillo	NA	$24,200	$11.60	$26,200	$12.60	NA
Austin	250	$27,400	$13.20	$34,300	$16.50	-11.8%
Beaumont	30	$26,500	$12.70	$31,200	$15.00	-43.3%
Brownsville	50	$26,300	$12.60	$31,900	$15.40	-1.1%
Corpus Christi	70	$26,800	$12.90	$33,900	$16.30	8.9%
Dallas (Area)	710	$29,800	$14.30	$34,600	$16.70	-32.3%
El Paso	70	$25,300	$12.20	$31,200	$15.00	-32.5%
Houston	710	$29,300	$14.10	$35,100	$16.90	-23.4%
Killeen	70	$27,300	$13.10	$34,800	$16.70	57.8%
Laredo	30	$23,100	$11.10	$30,100	$14.50	1.6%
Lubbock	40	$23,000	$11.10	$31,500	$15.20	-1.3%
McAllen	40	$23,800	$11.50	$29,600	$14.20	-47.8%
San Antonio	240	$27,900	$13.40	$33,800	$16.30	-22%
Tyler	70	$25,300	$12.10	$29,200	$14.10	112.9%
Waco	30	$23,200	$11.20	$27,200	$13.10	-15.6%

Utah

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Provo	30	$27,300	$13.10	$30,700	$14.80	-51.1%
Salt Lake City	90	$26,600	$12.80	$32,300	$15.50	-58.3%

Virginia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Richmond	170	$27,300	$13.10	$30,400	$14.60	-19.4%
Virginia Beach	250	$25,400	$12.20	$29,100	$14.00	-5.9%

Washington

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Kennewick	40	$29,600	$14.20	$33,300	$16.00	21%
Olympia	70	$34,100	$16.40	$37,800	$18.20	111%
Seattle (Area)	1,040	$33,600	$16.20	$38,100	$18.30	74.7%
Spokane	80	$23,500	$11.30	$31,000	$14.90	6.7%
Yakima	40	$29,200	$14.10	$34,000	$16.40	36.3%

West Virginia

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Charleston	40	$24,300	$11.70	$29,000	$13.90	-30.9%
Huntington	80	$26,700	$12.90	$31,500	$15.10	98.7%
Morgantown	40	$23,200	$11.20	$31,400	$15.10	91.9%
Parkersburg	40	$24,600	$11.80	$30,400	$14.60	72.8%

Wisconsin

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Eau Claire	60	$28,300	$13.60	$30,700	$14.80	123.7%
Green Bay	NA	$19,400	$9.30	$27,000	$13.00	NA
La Crosse	NA	$31,400	$15.10	$35,800	$17.20	NA
Madison	100	$29,400	$14.20	$34,400	$16.60	-14.8%
Milwaukee	510	$30,900	$14.80	$37,100	$17.80	74.5%

Wyoming

City/Area	Employees	Median Annual Salary	Median Hourly Wage	Top 25% Annual Salary	Top 25% Hourly Wage	Job Density
Casper	40	$23,700	$11.40	$40,100	$19.30	215.9%

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