Sterile Processing Technician Jobs in Myrtle Beach, SC: Pay and Who's Hiring

In Myrtle Beach, the May 2025 median for sterile processing technicians is about $40.0K, 16% under the U.S. median. The middle half runs from $37.8K 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	SC	U.S.
25th	$37,780	$37,120	$39,800
Median	$40,000	$42,510	$47,700
75th	$46,840	$48,720	$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

5.0

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

Myrtle Beach Rehabilitation Hospital, 2 campuses
Atlantic Surgery Center, 1 campuses
Bay Microsurgical Unit, 1 campuses
Carolina Bone & Joint Surgery Center, 1 campuses
Carolina Regional Surgery Center, 1 campuses
Coastal Carolina Centers of Urology and 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

Florence, SC · 61 miles
Wilmington, NC · 67 miles
Charleston, SC · 88 miles
Fayetteville, NC · 95 miles

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Questions

Who hires sterile processing technicians in Myrtle Beach?

Hospitals and surgery centers hire sterile processing technicians in Myrtle Beach. Organizations on file in the provider extract include Myrtle Beach Rehabilitation Hospital, Atlantic Surgery Center, Bay Microsurgical Unit.

Do I need certification for sterile processing in South Carolina?

A few states require it. Check the South Carolina rule before you start in Myrtle Beach.

What should a surgery center in Myrtle Beach weigh when hiring?

Ask about tray types and certification. Myrtle Beach has roughly a fifth fewer of these workers than a typical metro. This metro is 6% under the South Carolina median.