Sterile Processing Technician Jobs in Springfield, IL: Pay and Who's Hiring

In Springfield, the May 2025 median for sterile processing technicians is about $39.8K, 17% under the U.S. median. The middle half runs from $37.9K 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	IL	U.S.
25th	$37,850	$44,370	$39,800
Median	$39,780	$48,050	$47,700
75th	$46,760	$56,780	$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

1.9

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

Illinois Department of Human Services, 1 campuses
Ingalls Dialysis Center, 1 campuses
Memorial Physician Services, 1 campuses
Orthopaedic Surgery Center of Illinois, 1 campuses
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 1 campuses
Springfield Hospital, 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

Bloomington, IL · 59 miles
Peoria, IL · 66 miles
Champaign, IL · 76 miles
St. Louis, MO · 86 miles

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Questions

Who hires sterile processing technicians in Springfield?

Hospitals and surgery centers hire sterile processing technicians in Springfield. Organizations on file in the provider extract include Illinois Department of Human Services, Ingalls Dialysis Center, Memorial Physician Services.

Do I need certification for sterile processing in Illinois?

A few states require it. Check the Illinois rule before you start in Springfield.

What should a surgery center in Springfield weigh when hiring?

Ask about tray types and certification. Springfield has far more of these workers than a typical metro. This metro is 17% under the Illinois median.