Surgical Technologist Jobs in El Paso, TX: Pay and Who's Hiring

In El Paso, the May 2025 median for surgical technologists is about $63.0K, within 3 percent of the U.S. median. The middle half runs from $54.3K to $66.9K.

Pay

The median is the middle of surgical technologists 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	TX	U.S.
25th	$54,320	$50,100	$54,690
Median	$62,980	$65,220	$64,650
75th	$66,930	$80,790	$79,750

Source: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

Hiring difficulty and demand

Hiring difficulty

3.1

Metro employment

250

National growth, 2025 to 2035

National openings a year

7.1 thousand

This is the same score as the free check.

Who's hiring

El Paso County Hospital District, 4 campuses
El Paso Healthcare System, 3 campuses
El Paso Institute of Eye Surgery, 2 campuses
Hcn Ep Horizon City, 2 campuses
Advanced Surgery Center of El Paso, 1 campuses
Children's Hope Resiedntial Services, 1 campuses

Campuses on file in the provider extract, not live job ads.

License and training

Most states do not license surgical technologists, but several require certification or registration. Employers often want the CST from NBSTSA. Confirm the rule in your state.

Sources: BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, surgical technologists

The work

You open the case, count instruments and sponges, and pass what the surgeon needs before they ask for it. Then you count everything again before the incision is closed.

Call and add-on cases are common in hospitals, including nights and weekends. Surgery centers usually run a tighter and steadier daytime schedule.

Nearby metros

Albuquerque, NM · 225 miles
Tucson, AZ · 261 miles
Lubbock, TX · 289 miles
Phoenix, AZ · 350 miles

Related roles

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Questions

Who hires surgical technologists in El Paso?

Hospitals and surgery centers hire surgical technologists in El Paso. Organizations on file in the provider extract include El Paso County Hospital District, El Paso Healthcare System, El Paso Institute of Eye Surgery.

Do I need certification as a surgical tech in Texas?

Some states require it. Check the Texas rule before you start in El Paso.

What should a surgery center in El Paso weigh when hiring?

Ask which cases the tech scrubs alone. El Paso has about as many of these workers as a typical metro. This metro is 3% under the Texas median.