The median annual wage for Surgical Assistants in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $61,500 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $74,930.
Pay spans roughly $52,370 at the 10th percentile to $137,950 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $29.57 per hour. An estimated 560 people work as surgical assistants in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $61,500 |
| Mean (annual) | $74,930 |
| Median (hourly) | $29.57 |
| 10th percentile | $52,370 |
| 90th percentile | $137,950 |
| Employment | 560 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.