1. The average hourly wage for ASC technical staff was $19.53, up from last year’s average of $18.28. The median was $19.09.
2. Here is the average hourly wage for ASC technical staff by region:
- Northeast — $21.81
- West — $21.22
- Southwest — $18.97
- Southeast — $18.67
- Midwest — $18.12
3. Here is the average hourly wage for ASC technical staff by the number of operating rooms a surgery center has:
- 1-2 ORs — $19.35
- 3-4 ORs — $19.48
- More than 4 ORs — $19.20
4. Here is the average hourly wage for ASC technical staff by the number of cases a surgery center performs in a year:
- Less than 3,000 — $20.95
- 3,000-5,999 — $18.87
- More than 5,999 — $18.90
5. Here is the average hourly wage for ASC technical staff by the total net revenue of a surgery center:
- Less than $4.5 million — $18.80
- $4.5-$7.0 million — $18.84
- More than $7.0 million — $19.35
6. For centers that perform more than 50 percent of their cases in orthopedics, the average hourly wage for ASC technical staff was $19.65, with a median of $19.06.
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