Sterile Processing Technician Jobs in Albuquerque, NM: Pay and Who's Hiring

In Albuquerque, the May 2025 median for sterile processing technicians is about $36.8K, 23% under the U.S. median. The middle half runs from $34.7K to $46.8K.

Pay

The median is the middle of sterile processing technicians already employed, not a starting wage. The 25th is the lower quarter of that group. The 75th is what the upper quarter already earns.

Percentile	Metro	NM	U.S.
25th	$34,740	$34,740	$39,800
Median	$36,820	$36,720	$47,700
75th	$46,770	$46,770	$58,570

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Wages are the Medical Equipment Preparers series, SOC 31-9093.

Hiring difficulty and demand

Hiring difficulty

4.5

Metro employment

190

National growth, 2025 to 2035

10.8%

National openings a year

10.7 thousand

This is the same score as the free check.

Who's hiring

Lovelace Unm Rehabilitation Hospital, 2 campuses
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, 2 campuses
Abq Hospital, 1 campuses
Acute Care Surgery Medical Group of New Mexico, 1 campuses
Albuquerque Amg Specialty Hospital, 1 campuses
Albuquerque ER, 1 campuses

Campuses on file in the provider extract, not live job ads.

License and training

Most states do not license this work, but a few, including New York and New Jersey, require certification for new hires. Employers often want CRCST from HSPA or CSPDT from CBSPD. Confirm the rule in your state.

Sources: BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, medical equipment preparers

The work

You decontaminate used instruments, inspect them, and build trays to a count sheet. Then you run the sterilizer and track each load.

The schedule drives the work. An add-on case or a missing instrument means a rush, and the tray still has to be right.

Nearby metros

Farmington, NM · 143 miles
El Paso, TX · 225 miles
Pueblo, CO · 246 miles
Amarillo, TX · 272 miles

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Questions

Who hires sterile processing technicians in Albuquerque?

Hospitals and surgery centers hire sterile processing technicians in Albuquerque. Organizations on file in the provider extract include Lovelace Unm Rehabilitation Hospital, Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains, Abq Hospital.

Do I need certification for sterile processing in New Mexico?

A few states require it. Check the New Mexico rule before you start in Albuquerque.

What should a surgery center in Albuquerque weigh when hiring?

Ask about tray types and certification. Albuquerque has slightly fewer of these workers than a typical metro. This metro is within 3 percent of the New Mexico median.