Travel Surgical Tech pay in California
Travel Surgical Techs in California take home a median of $1,890 per week on Bypass right now, across 11 open contracts. The top contract pays $2,523. That is about $315/week more than a traditional agency pays on the same contracts.
Median / wk
$1,890
Top / wk
$2,523
vs. national median
−$217
Open contracts
11
Highest-paying open Surgical Tech contracts in California
- San Francisco10 hour nights · 13 weeks · 40 hrs/wk$2,523/wk
- San Francisco8 hour days · 13 weeks · 40 hrs/wk$2,332/wk
- Sacramento8 hour days · 13 weeks · 40 hrs/wk$2,164/wk
- Chico10 hour days · 13 weeks · 40 hrs/wk$2,130/wk
- Redding10 hour nights · 13 weeks · 40 hrs/wk$2,043/wk
- Santa Maria10 hour days · 13 weeks · 40 hrs/wk$1,890/wk
- San Rafael12 hour rotating - 36 hours · 8 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$1,889/wk
- Redding12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$1,793/wk
- Oxnard8 hour mids · 13 weeks · 40 hrs/wk$1,739/wk
- Redwood City12 hour nights · 13 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$1,682/wk
- Arcata12 hour days · 17 weeks · 36 hrs/wk$1,616/wk
Questions about travel Surgical Tech pay in California
How much do travel Surgical Techs make in California?
Open travel Surgical Tech contracts in California on Bypass pay a median of $1,890 per week in take-home, across 11 contracts. The middle half pay $1,766 to $2,147, and the top contract pays $2,523. Take-home is taxable hourly pay plus housing and meal stipends.
Does California pay travel Surgical Techs more than other states?
Right now the California median is $217 per week below the national median of $2,107 for travel Surgical Tech contracts on Bypass.
Where in California are travel Surgical Tech contracts open?
The most open contracts are in San Francisco (2), Redding (2), Chico (1), Sacramento (1).
Figures are weekly take-home on contracts open on Bypass as of October 2026, refreshed hourly. Stipends are non-taxable for travelers who maintain a tax home. Confirm specifics in your contract.