Surgical Technologists Salary in Athens, GA

Surgical Technologists pay range in Athens

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,550 a year or less, while the top 10% make $78,020 or more. The middle half of surgical technologists in Athens earn between $57,680 and $76,460.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Surgical Technologists salary after taxes in Athens

On the average salary of $64,870, a single filer in Athens takes home about $51,815 a year, or $4,318 a month and $1,993 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

Is Athens a good place for surgical technologists? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Athens area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 93.3), so the average $64,870 buys what about $69,496 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.6 times the median wage of all jobs in Athens ($41,220). A typical home costs $373,118, or 5.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Surgical Technologists salary in other Georgia cities

Athens ranks 2nd of 11 Georgia metro areas for this job; Atlanta pays the most ($68,330).

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Highest-paying cities for surgical technologists

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($105,420).

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