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Operating room nurse salary in Colorado

Open operating room nurse jobs in Colorado post a median of $49.25 an hour, the middle half $45–$51 (about $102,400 a year full time), $3.75 below the national posted median. From 49 jobs at 12 employers that state their pay.

$49.25
Median posted /hr
$45–$51
Middle half /hr
$102,400
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$48.20
BLS median in CO
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Operating room nurse jobs in Colorado · Operating room nurse pay nationwide

What operating room nurses are paid in Colorado

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 49 open jobs in Colorado. Lowest posted $30.58, highest $68.93.

Posted on open jobs in Colorado

$45–$51/hr

Middle half of 25 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $49.25. 52% of the 95 open operating room nurse jobs in Colorado state an hourly rate.

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Operating room nurse pay by town in Colorado

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Denver$50.75$34–$68.9314 (5)
Littleton$50.25$35.39–$65.825 (2)
Colorado Springs$46.25$30.58–$594 (1)
Fort Collins$42.50$36–$61.114 (2)
Lone Tree$55.50$46.16–$68.933 (2)
Boulder$51$39–$65.613 (2)
Westminster$49.25$30.58–$66.253 (2)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Operating room nurse pay by employer in Colorado

What each employer posts for operating room nurses here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
AdventHealth$50.50$34.60–$65.828
Denver Health$47$36–$57.778
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions$54$46.50–$58.407
United Surgical Partners International$47.50$34–$577
CommonSpirit Health$47.75$30.58–$66.256
Banner Health$49$36.67–$62.344
Kaiser Permanente$57.50$46.16–$68.932
BoulderCentre for Orthopedics$48$39–$512
Panorama Eye Care$41.50$36–$452
Boulder Community Hospital$53$40.37–$65.611
Aspen Valley Health$51$39.26–$62.821
Southwest Health System$42.50$31.38–$53.561

Median of each employer's jobs in Colorado (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for operating room nurses nationwide when it has such a page.

Best-paid open operating room nurse jobs in Colorado

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

What BLS measures in Colorado

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Colorado. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Registered Nurses (29-1141)$38.22 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$40.67 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$48.20 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$52.37 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$60.07 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)54,490 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Operating room nurse salary in Colorado: common questions

How much does an operating room nurse make in Colorado?

Open operating room nurse jobs in Colorado that state an hourly rate post a median of $49.25, the middle half $45–$51 (49 jobs from 12 employers). Full time that is about $102,400 a year. BLS measured a median of $48.20/hr ($100,260 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Colorado (May 2025).

Where in Colorado do operating room nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Denver ($50.75), Littleton ($50.25), Colorado Springs ($46.25) and Fort Collins ($42.50). The town table lists 7.

Which employers in Colorado pay operating room nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: HealthTrust Workforce Solutions ($54), AdventHealth ($50.50) and Banner Health ($49).

How does Colorado compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Colorado ($49.25) is $3.75 below the national posted median of $53. In the BLS survey Colorado ranks 14 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 49 of 95 open operating room nurse jobs in Colorado (52%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Operating room nurse pay in other states

Operating room nurse salary nationwide →Every healthcare salary →

Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

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

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