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Surgical technologist programs in Missouri

Missouri has 10 accredited campuses awarding surgical tech credentials. If you finish and work as a surgical technologist in Missouri, expect to start around $44,930–$50,690 and reach a median of $61,120 with experience; the top quarter earn $68,410 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Missouri). Graduates of these Missouri programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $47,843 in their first year, against $41,966 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.

What surgical technologists earn in Missouri

$44,930starting (10th percentile)
$50,690early career (25th)
$61,120median, all experience
$68,410experienced (75th)
$78,410top earners (90th)

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 2,100 employed in Missouri. National median: $64,650.

Campuses in Missouri, ranked by what their graduates earned

10campuses in Missouri
117credentials awarded / yr
$47,843median earnings, yr 1 (Missouri)
$41,966median earnings, yr 1 (U.S.)

Cities: BridgetonCape GirardeauEarth CityKansas CityMoberlyNeoshoSpringfieldTrentonWest Plains

CampusCityTypeGrads / yrEarnings, yr 1Program debtCompletionCost / yr
Saint Louis Community College Bridgeton Public 18 $49,038 $8,250 not reported not reported
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City Kansas City Public 13 $48,908 $11,611 34% not reported
Concorde Career College-Kansas City Kansas City for-profit 16 $47,843 $18,708 not reported $34,349
Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield Public 15 $43,543 $14,512 not reported not reported
Midwest Institute Earth City for-profit 9 $27,891 $30,500 55% $22,631
Crowder College Neosho Public 16 not reported not reported 49% not reported
Southern Missouri Technical Institute West Plains Public 14 not reported not reported 83% $28,913
Moberly Area Community College Moberly Public 9 not reported not reported 44% not reported
North Central Missouri College Trenton Public 5 not reported not reported 58% not reported
Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences Cape Girardeau non-profit 2 not reported not reported not reported not reported

Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.

Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.

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