Sterile Processing Technician Jobs in Grand Rapids, MI: Pay and Who's Hiring

In Grand Rapids, the May 2025 median for sterile processing technicians is about $45.9K, 4% under the U.S. median. The middle half runs from $40.1K to $46.9K.

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	MI	U.S.
25th	$40,080	$39,760	$39,800
Median	$45,870	$45,670	$47,700
75th	$46,850	$49,690	$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

3.8

Metro employment

300

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

Spectrum Health Hospitals, 5 campuses
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services, 4 campuses
Spectrum Health Hospital, 4 campuses
Spectrum Health United, 3 campuses
Planned Parenthood Centers of West Mi, 2 campuses
Advanced Plastic Surgery, 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

Kalamazoo, MI · 48 miles
Lansing, MI · 58 miles
Elkhart, IN · 89 miles
Saginaw, MI · 92 miles

Medical Equipment Preparers hiring pages

Upload your resume, see your match score, and let local employers find you

Questions

Who hires sterile processing technicians in Grand Rapids?

Hospitals and surgery centers hire sterile processing technicians in Grand Rapids. Organizations on file in the provider extract include Spectrum Health Hospitals, Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services, Spectrum Health Hospital.

Do I need certification for sterile processing in Michigan?

A few states require it. Check the Michigan rule before you start in Grand Rapids.

What should a surgery center in Grand Rapids weigh when hiring?

Ask about tray types and certification. Grand Rapids has about as many of these workers as a typical metro. This metro is within 3 percent of the Michigan median.