Sterile Processing Technician Jobs in Las Vegas, NV: Pay and Who's Hiring

In Las Vegas, the May 2025 median for sterile processing technicians is about $48.7K, within 3 percent of the U.S. median. The middle half runs from $41.6K to $59.6K.

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	NV	U.S.
25th	$41,600	$41,600	$39,800
Median	$48,710	$46,640	$47,700
75th	$59,550	$51,520	$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

5.8

Metro employment

320

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

Coronado Surgery Center, 2 campuses
De Craig Ranch, 2 campuses
Digestive Disease Center, 2 campuses
Dignity Health, 2 campuses
Southern Hills Medical Center, 2 campuses
Sunrise Hospital and Medical Center, 2 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

Riverside, CA · 199 miles
Prescott Valley, AZ · 201 miles
Bakersfield, CA · 220 miles
Visalia, CA · 226 miles

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Questions

Who hires sterile processing technicians in Las Vegas?

Hospitals and surgery centers hire sterile processing technicians in Las Vegas. Organizations on file in the provider extract include Coronado Surgery Center, De Craig Ranch, Digestive Disease Center.

Do I need certification for sterile processing in Nevada?

A few states require it. Check the Nevada rule before you start in Las Vegas.

What should a surgery center in Las Vegas weigh when hiring?

Ask about tray types and certification. Las Vegas has about a third fewer of these workers than a typical metro. This metro is 4% over the Nevada median.