Operating room nurse salary

Open operating room nurse jobs post a median of $53 an hour, with the middle half paying $46.75–$63.25: about $110,200 a year full time. Measured from 872 jobs at 162 employers that state their pay, read from each employer's own job board.

Median posted /hr

Middle half /hr

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

BLS median /hr

May 2025

The jobs themselves: Operating room nurse jobs · A specialty of registered nurse pay

What operating room nurses are paid

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint). The middle half of employers' rates is in the darker color.

Posted hourly rates of 872 open jobs. The chart spans the 2nd to the 98th percentile; the lowest rate posted is $18, the highest $133.26.

Posted on open jobs

$46.75–$63.25/hr

Middle half of 474 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $53. 26% of the 3,391 open operating room nurse jobs state an hourly rate. 1030 more state an "up to" ceiling, a weekly travel rate, a per-visit fee, or a rate far from the rest (a differential read as pay), left out.

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Operating room nurse pay by employer

What each employer posts for operating room nurses, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first. An employer with at least 5 such jobs has a page of its own with every range it posts.

Employer	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs stating pay
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions	$54	$45–$84.70	120
United Surgical Partners International	$50	$34–$84	39
CommonSpirit Health	$46.75	$30–$100	32
BJC HealthCare	$40.25	$32–$73.23	28
Beth Israel Lahey Health	$66.25	$35–$101.32	27
AdventHealth	$47	$28.31–$73.50	26
Providence	$71	$41.56–$124.22	22
Kaiser Permanente	$73.75	$46.16–$133.26	21
Ascension	$52	$31.41–$101.65	19
Northwestern Medicine	$45.50	$34.50–$68.80	18
Atlantic Health	$56.75	$34.82–$88.28	16
Sentara Health	$51.50	$41.93–$75	15
UPMC	$46.25	$37–$56.83	15
RWJBarnabas Health	$58	$46.90–$85	14
Endeavor Health	$47.50	$37.25–$57.74	14
Emory Healthcare	$45.25	$43–$49.77	14
AtlantiCare	$55.25	$38.25–$67	12
Advocate Health	$47.75	$38.20–$57.30	11
Scripps Health	$72.50	$59.16–$89.63	10
Capital Health	$54	$45.60–$63.56	10
Luminis Health	$49.50	$34–$60	10
MultiCare Health System	$69	$43.41–$94.20	9
UW Health	$50.25	$36.26–$75.69	9
Denver Health	$47	$36–$57.77	8
Hospital Sisters Health System	$41.25	$30.40–$63	8
Sutter Health	$99	$60.20–$120.77	7
ChristianaCare	$54.75	$39.38–$67.37	7
Brown University Health	$53.50	$35.56–$77.22	7
Children's National Hospital	$50	$36.11–$69.84	7
Hackensack Meridian Health	$46.25	$45.14–$48.18	7
Rochester Regional Health	$46.25	$38.66–$63.54	7
Riverside Health	$43.25	$36.50–$56.38	7
MU Health Care	$36.50	$32.82–$51.02	7
Cedars-Sinai	$78.25	$51.72–$96.26	6
Mass General Brigham	$71	$38.71–$105.65	6
Inova	$66	$43–$94.25	6
Baptist Health South Florida	$47	$47	6
UAB Medicine	$46.25	$33.75–$56.50	6
UnitedHealth Group	$40.50	$29–$63	6
UChicago Medicine	$59	$39.33–$76.94	5

Median of each employer's own jobs (a range at its midpoint), and the lowest and highest rate it posts. Jobs stating pay link to the employer's open jobs.

Operating room nurse pay by state

States where at least 8 open jobs from 3 employers state an hourly rate, highest median first. Each opens the state's own page, with its towns and employers.

State	Median posted	Middle half	BLS median	Jobs
California	$72	$63.50–$89.75	$67.44 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	80
Oregon	$70	$67.25–$70.50	$62.02 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	16
Washington	$65.50	$58.75–$70.75	$59.71 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	43
Massachusetts	$63	$58.50–$69.50	$50.27 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	47
New Jersey	$55	$50.50–$57.75	$51.20 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	78
Florida	$54.75	$51–$67	$40.48 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	66
Indiana	$54.75	$50–$64.75	$40.14 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	12
Texas	$54	$45.50–$59.75	$46.14 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	48
Minnesota	$53.25	$51.50–$59.25	$48.80 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	12
Tennessee	$52	$47.25–$55.25	$39.18 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	19
Virginia	$51.75	$48.75–$58.25	$45 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	65
New York	$50.25	$46.75–$65.25	$52.62 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	35
Georgia	$49.50	$44–$51.75	$44.98 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	17
Colorado	$49.25	$45–$51	$48.20 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	49
Wisconsin	$48.25	$43.50–$53	$45.93 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	19
Illinois	$48	$44.25–$51.50	$46.15 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	82
Kansas	$47	$41.50–$49	$38.14 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	8
Maryland	$46.50	$44–$48	$47.98 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	24
Missouri	$46	$40.50–$52.50	$39.32 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	37
Vermont	$45.50	$42.50–$49.75	$46.86 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	11
North Carolina	$40.75	$36–$49.25	$40.56 (source: BLS OEWS, state medians, opens in a new tab)	16

Median and middle half of employers' rates in the state. BLS medians are for the occupation's main SOC code in the state (May 2025).

Night shift operating room nurse pay

Where one employer posts both night and other operating room nurse jobs in the same state (21 such employers and states), the night jobs post the same base rate as the rest (the median gap is $0): most employers state their night differential apart from the base pay, so check the posting for it.

Employer, state	Night jobs, median	Other jobs, median
Beth Israel Lahey Health, MA	$68 (2)	$66.25 (22)
Northwestern Medicine, IL	$46 (1)	$44.75 (17)
Atlantic Health, NJ	$56.75 (2)	$56.75 (14)
Endeavor Health, IL	$47.50 (2)	$47.50 (12)
AtlantiCare, NJ	$55.25 (1)	$55.25 (11)
Providence, CA	$71 (1)	$73.50 (10)
Kaiser Permanente, OR	$70.50 (1)	$70.50 (9)
Luminis Health, MD	$49.50 (1)	$49.50 (9)

A job counts as a night job when its title names nights ("Nights", "NOC", "7p-7a"). Jobs in brackets.

Operating room nurse jobs that state a yearly salary

Some jobs state a salary for the year instead of an hourly rate. They are measured on their own here, never converted.

18 open jobs from 13 employers state a yearly salary: a median of $108,800, the middle half $91,400 to $122,200, from $59,066 to $181,865 posted.

Best-paid open operating room nurse jobs

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

Staff Nurse II SH Operating Room
Kaiser Permanente · San Rafael, CA· 2mo ago
$112.18–$133.26/hr
Staff Nurse II Short Hour - Operating Room
Kaiser Permanente · Walnut Creek, CA· 6d ago
$112.18–$133.26/hr
RN - Operating Room ML Spine Pod
UCSF Health · San Francisco, CA· 1w ago
$93.47–$121.11/hr
RN First Assistant - Per Diem Day
Providence · Napa, CA· 1mo ago
$89.63–$124.22/hr
Registered Nurse (RN) Operating Room (OR) – FlexStaff
Northwell Health · New York, NY· 1mo ago
$105/hr
Clinical Nurse (RN) - Cardiovascular Operating Room (0.9 FTE, 12-Hour Rotating Shifts, Call Required)
Stanford Health Care · Palo Alto, CA· 3mo ago
$96.35–$111.14/hr
Clinical Nurse (RN) - RWC Operating Room (Full-Time, 10-Hour Rotating Shifts)
Stanford Health Care · Redwood City, CA· 1w ago
$96.35–$111.14/hr
Clinical Nurse II, CVOR
Stanford Medicine Children's Health · Palo Alto, CA· 3w ago
$96.35–$111.14/hr
Ambulatory Services Nurse II, Operating Room
Sutter Health · Santa Clara, CA· 4d ago
$86.27–$120.77/hr
Registered Nurse First Assistant, Operating Room
Sutter Health · Jackson, CA· 4mo ago
$86.19–$114.72/hr
Ambulatory OR RN
Tenet Healthcare · San Ramon, CA· 1mo ago
$84.24–$102.5/hr
Registered Nurse (RN) - Ambulatory Surgery
Tenet Healthcare · San Ramon, CA· 1w ago
$84.24–$102.5/hr

Every open job: Operating room nurse jobs

What BLS measures

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics surveys what people employed in the occupation earn, at every level of experience. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered, so the two measure different things.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, national. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation	10th pct	25th pct	Median	75th pct	90th pct	Employed
Registered Nurses (29-1141)	$33.14 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$38.62 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$46.90 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$54.02 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	$66.09 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)	3,379,720 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)

The posted median ($53) is $6.10 above the BLS median ($46.90 (source: BLS OEWS May 2025, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)). Posted ranges run from a new hire's rate to an experienced one's, and their midpoint is counted here.

Operating room nurse salary: common questions

How much does an operating room nurse make an hour?

Open operating room nurse jobs on CareJobs.Now that state an hourly rate post a median of $53, with the middle half between $46.75–$63.25 (872 jobs from 162 employers, each employer's advertised range counted once). Postings advertise a base rate, usually before shift differentials and bonuses. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics measured a median of $46.90/hr ($97,550 a year) for registered nurses in May 2025.

How much does an operating room nurse make a year?

At the posted median of $53 an hour, full time (2,080 hours a year) comes to about $110,200, and the middle half to $97,200 to $131,600. That is arithmetic on the hourly rate, not a salary any job states. 18 open jobs state a yearly salary instead, a median of $108,800.

Which states pay operating room nurses the most?

By the median hourly rate open jobs post: California ($72), Oregon ($70) and Washington ($65.50). The lowest: North Carolina ($40.75), Vermont ($45.50) and Missouri ($46). Each state's page breaks its pay down by town and employer.

Which employers pay operating room nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least 5 open jobs: Sutter Health ($99), Cedars-Sinai ($78.25) and Kaiser Permanente ($73.75). The employer table lists the 40 employers with the most jobs stating pay.

Do night shift operating room nurses earn more?

Not in the base rate employers post: where one employer posts both night and other operating room nurse jobs in the same state (21 such employers and states), the median gap is $0. Most state their night differential separately in the posting.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay CareJobs.Now's open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 872 of 3,391 open operating room nurse jobs (26%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none, "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out, and each employer's advertised range counts once in the median, so no single employer sets it.

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Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used: a plain hourly or yearly figure or range in US dollars, read from the job's own posting. A range counts at its midpoint. In the median and the middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; an employer's own figures count its jobs one by one. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates under a third or over three times the occupation's median are left out. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours (40 a week). A job counts under its occupation and every occupation above it, and under every state it is open in. A page exists while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate. BLS figures are as published.

CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025: Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141), published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses by state, published May 15, 2026
BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035: Registered Nurses (Occupational Outlook Handbook), published August 27, 2026

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). Operating room nurse salary. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/or-nurse

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