Sterile Processing Manager salary in Athens-Clarke County, GA

How has published pay changed since the last BLS release?

These are separate BLS estimates, not a wage growth forecast. Survey coverage and area boundaries can change. The table places the published median for Medical and Health Services Managers in Athens-Clarke County, GA from BLS OEWS May 2024 next to BLS OEWS May 2025. A top-coded value is a floor, not an exact median.

Prior release: 2024-05, published 2025-04-02. Current release: 2025-05, published 2026-05-15. A top-coded value is a floor, not an exact median.

What does this pay include, and what does it leave out?

OEWS counts base rates, guaranteed pay and production incentives. It describes pay reported for employees, not an offer for this vacancy. Benefits and self-employed earnings are outside these wage estimates. Compare the regular pay for the duties you need covered.

A BLS occupation can include different settings, shifts and levels; it does not price your exact schedule.

Overtime, shift differentials and on-call pay are excluded. If this job has a call rota or extra shifts, spell out those payments rather than treating the BLS median as the whole package.

Meal and lodging payments and relocation allowances are excluded. A travel per diem for those costs is not part of this wage. Keep it separate from the pay comparison.

Non-production bonuses are excluded. A sign-on or retention payment that is not tied to production should be discussed separately. BLS does not publish an amount to add for that payment.

BLS pay definitions. These notes do not add an estimated bonus or premium.

How does clinical pay compare with management pay here?

These duties map to different BLS occupations. A manager's median is not a promised raise for a clinician. Read the mapping on each page. Each link below opens a related occupation with its own SOC code, published percentiles and source line. Compare the duties before comparing medians, because a title change can mean a different occupation.

• Surgical Technologist (Surgical Tech, Scrub Tech, CST): SOC 29-2055, Surgical Technologists
• CVOR Surgical Technologist (Open Heart Scrub Tech): SOC 29-2055, Surgical Technologists
• Certified Surgical First Assistant (CSFA, CSA, Surgical Assistant): SOC 29-9093, Surgical Assistants
• Anesthesia Technician: SOC 29-2099, Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other
• Sterile Processing Technician (SPD Tech, Central Sterile Tech, CRCST): SOC 31-9093, Medical Equipment Preparers
• Sterile Processing Lead / Supervisor: SOC 43-1011, First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers