California · 2025 pay · 423 people
How much does a sterile processing technician make in California?
$75,153typical pay for a sterile processing technician in 2025
$43,146 – $97,197what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 43.0% from 2024.
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- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- San Mateo County · smcgov.org ↗
Where sterile processing technicians work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of California, San Francisco203 people$93,687
- Santa Clara County102 people$72,739
- San Bernardino County28 people$45,326
- San Joaquin County27 people$30,527
- Riverside County24 people$40,157
- Ventura County12 people$68,481
- San Mateo County6 people$67,299
- Pioneers Memorial Hospital District6 people$16,441
- Imperial Valley Healthcare District6 people$33,615
- Sonoma Valley Healthcare District4 people$30,469
- Northern Inyo Healthcare District3 people$64,218
- Alameda Health System2 people$35,246
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Sterile Processing Technician27 people$32,665
- Sterile Processing Technician I55 people$33,520
- Sterile Processing Technician 146 people$52,043
- Sterile Processing Technician II110 people$66,121
- Sterile Processing Technician 285 people$88,157
- Sterile Processing Technician 368 people$101,140
- Sterile Processing Technician 432 people$127,712
Highest-paid sterile processing technicians, 2025
- 1Joel R AtanacioSterile Processing Technician · San Mateo County$96,789
- 2Andrew L MarstonSterile Processing Technician · San Mateo County$95,329
- 3Dominique MiddlebrooksSterile Processing Technician · San Mateo County$84,977
- 4Angela B DavisSterile Processing Technician · San Mateo County$49,622
- 5Julian BotelloSterile Processing Technician · San Mateo County$31,922
Common questions
How much does a sterile processing technician make in California?
The typical sterile processing technician was paid $75,153 in 2025; most earned between $43,146 and $97,197. This counts all 423 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 7.9% of all pay for sterile processing technicians in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Sterile Processing Technician, at any level (for example "Sterile Processing Technician"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this