There is also a link between diabetes and sleep apnea, a sleep disorder marked by loud snoring and pauses in breathing while you sleep. The culprit may be excess weight, which can cause fat deposits around the upper airway that obstruct breathing.
Salaries in Selected Texas Areas. Within the state of Texas, salaries for surgical techs varied by location, according to the May 2012 BLS data. The best-paying metropolitan area was the greater Arlington-Fort Worth metropolitan area, where the average salary was $51,130 and the top 10 percent earned $71,060.
The average pay for a surgical tech seems to hover around the $37,000 a year range but can be lower or higher. For a good idea of what you can expect to make in your state as a surgical technician view the annual wages below. As you can see from the Bureau of Labor Statistics they refer to Surgical Techs as Surgical Technologists and they list the media salary as $39,920 a year which comes out to around $19.19 an hour.