Sterile Processing Technician Jobs in Evansville, IN: Pay and Who's Hiring

In Evansville, the May 2025 median for sterile processing technicians is about $46.7K, within 3 percent of the U.S. median. The middle half runs from $35.8K to $47.3K.

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	IN	U.S.
25th	$35,770	$38,430	$39,800
Median	$46,650	$45,210	$47,700
75th	$47,320	$48,320	$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

2.7

Metro employment

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

Ambulatory Care Center, 2 campuses
Advanced Ambulatory Surgery Center, 1 campuses
Ambulatory Surgery Center For Pain Relief, 1 campuses
Brentwood Meadows, 1 campuses
Cps-evansville Asc, 1 campuses
Crescent City Surgery Center, 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

Paducah, KY · 88 miles
Bloomington, IN · 98 miles
Louisville, KY · 103 miles
Cape Girardeau, MO · 120 miles

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Questions

Who hires sterile processing technicians in Evansville?

Hospitals and surgery centers hire sterile processing technicians in Evansville. Organizations on file in the provider extract include Ambulatory Care Center, Advanced Ambulatory Surgery Center, Ambulatory Surgery Center For Pain Relief.

Do I need certification for sterile processing in Indiana?

A few states require it. Check the Indiana rule before you start in Evansville.

What should a surgery center in Evansville weigh when hiring?

Ask about tray types and certification. Evansville has far more of these workers than a typical metro. This metro is 3% over the Indiana median.