Sterile Processing Technician Jobs in Louisville, KY: Pay and Who's Hiring

In Louisville, the May 2025 median for sterile processing technicians is about $48.8K, within 3 percent of the U.S. median. The middle half runs from $38.2K to $59.7K.

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	KY	U.S.
25th	$38,210	$38,960	$39,800
Median	$48,800	$46,880	$47,700
75th	$59,650	$56,410	$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

2.1

Metro employment

480

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

Baptist Healthcare System, 2 campuses
Jewish Hospital & St. Mary's Healthcare, 2 campuses
Jewish Hospital and St. Mary's Healthcare, 2 campuses
Acute Care Holdings, 1 campuses
Advanced Regional Surgery Center, 1 campuses
Aesthetic Plastic Surgery Institute of Louisville, 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

Lexington-Fayette, KY · 65 miles
Bloomington, IN · 84 miles
Cincinnati, OH · 91 miles
Evansville, IN · 103 miles

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Questions

Who hires sterile processing technicians in Louisville?

Hospitals and surgery centers hire sterile processing technicians in Louisville. Organizations on file in the provider extract include Baptist Healthcare System, Jewish Hospital & Saint Mary's Healthcare, Jewish Hospital and Saint Mary's Healthcare.

Do I need certification for sterile processing in Kentucky?

A few states require it. Check the Kentucky rule before you start in Louisville.

What should a surgery center in Louisville weigh when hiring?

Ask about tray types and certification. Louisville has far more of these workers than a typical metro. This metro is 4% over the Kentucky median.