Sterile Processing Allied Health Professional salaries 2026.
Browse comprehensive salary data for every healthcare role—from registered nurses and physicians to allied health professionals and clinical support staff. Find real pay ranges based on your specialty, experience, and location.
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The healthcare industry offers hundreds of career paths across clinical care, behavioral health, administrative support, and specialized technical roles. Whether you're exploring nursing specialties, considering a career as a physician assistant, or researching allied health professions, our directory provides detailed salary information for every position.
Each role includes real salary data based on experience level, geographic location, and facility type. Use this directory to compare pay across similar positions, understand career progression opportunities, and make informed decisions about your healthcare career.
Real postings
Every number on this page is built from active healthcare job postings with listed pay ranges — not survey estimates or guesses.
Weighted medians
Hourly medians and pay ranges are weighted by posting volume so high-demand roles and locations carry the right amount of signal.
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Postings are pulled from a rolling window and rebuilt daily, so what you see reflects the most recent market — not last year's data.
◣ Market movement
Sterile Processing salary trends inside Allied Health Professional.
This rolls up monthly postings, pay, and state market signal from the individual salary pages in this track.
Latest month
Apr 2026
461 postings
Monthly pay move
-1.3%
$25.72/hr latest median
Posting move
+30.6%
vs Mar 2026
Highest signal role
1,079
Sterile Processing Technician
Monthly aggregate
Posting and pay trend
Weighted by monthly postings across 2 titles with data.
Nov 2025
135
$29.09
Dec 2025
178
$24.97
Jan 2026
98
$26.33
Feb 2026
120
$24.89
Mar 2026
353
$26.07
Apr 2026
461
$25.72
Geographic market signal
Where Sterile Processing pay and demand are strongest.
Top states by median pay
Only real state data with at least 5 postings.
01Washington$30.9669
02California$30.89206
03Connecticut$29.509
04Alaska$28.007
05Oregon$27.5039
06Massachusetts$26.6050
07Colorado$26.5071
08New Hampshire$26.5011
Top states by postings
Demand-weighted view of where this track is showing up.
01California206$30.89
02Illinois92$25.00
03New York84$25.73
04Colorado71$26.50
05Washington69$30.96
06Arizona66$23.50
07Massachusetts50$26.60
08New Jersey43$26.00
Role-level comparison
Compare Sterile Processing titles side by side.
Centralized Sterile Technician currently has the highest median in this track at $26.25/hr, while Sterile Processing Technician has the largest posting sample.
All Sterile Processing salary titles in Allied Health Professional, loaded from the generated salary index and aggregated across available market data.
Healthcare salaries vary significantly based on several key factors. Geographic location plays a major role—nurses in California and New York typically earn 20-40% more than the national average, while cost of living adjustments affect real purchasing power.
Experience level, specialty certifications, shift differentials (especially for nights and weekends), and facility type (academic medical centers vs. community hospitals) all impact compensation. Travel and contract positions often offer premium rates compared to permanent staff roles.
High-Demand Healthcare Roles
Critical care nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and specialized technologists remain among the most sought-after healthcare professionals. The ongoing nursing shortage has driven competitive salaries and signing bonuses across most markets.
Behavioral health professionals, including psychiatric nurse practitioners and licensed clinical social workers, are seeing increased demand as mental health services expand. Allied health roles in imaging and respiratory therapy also face workforce shortages.
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