Operating room nurse salary in Kansas
Open operating room nurse jobs in Kansas post a median of $47 an hour, the middle half $41.50–$49 (about $97,800 a year full time), $6 below the national posted median. From 8 jobs at 5 employers that state their pay.
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What operating room nurses are paid in Kansas
Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).
Posted on open jobs in Kansas
Middle half of 7 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $47. 30% of the 27 open operating room nurse jobs in Kansas state an hourly rate.
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Operating room nurse pay by town in Kansas
Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.
| Town | Median posted | Posted range | Jobs (employers) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overland Park | $47.75 | $32.83–$63.31 | 5 (3) |
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 Kansas
What each employer posts for operating room nurses here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.
| Employer | Median posted | Posted range | Jobs stating pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| HealthTrust Workforce Solutions | $52.50 | $51–$54 | 2 |
| AdventHealth | $47.75 | $32.83–$63.31 | 2 |
| CommonSpirit Health | $47 | $30.58–$66.25 | 2 |
| HaysMed | $38 | $30–$46 | 1 |
| Children's Mercy KC | $33.75 | $33.84 | 1 |
Median of each employer's jobs in Kansas (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 Kansas
The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.
Registered Nurse (RN) - Cardiovascular Operating Room (CVOR) - Per Diem - Overland Park, KS
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions · Overland Park, KS· 3w ago
$51–$54/hrRegistered Nurse (RN) - Operating Room (OR) - Per Diem - Overland Park, KS
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions · Overland Park, KS· 3w ago
$51–$54/hr
RN Clinical Coordinator Operating Room
CommonSpirit Health · Garden City, KS· 3d ago
$32.41–$66.25/hr
Registered Nurse OR Circulator - PRN - South Overland Park
AdventHealth · Overland Park, KS· 2w ago
$34.04–$63.31/hrRegistered Nurse OR Circulator - South Overland Park
AdventHealth · Overland Park, KS· 2w ago
$32.83–$61.05/hrRegistered Nurse Operating Room
CommonSpirit Health · Garden City, KS· 4d ago
$30.58–$59/hr
RN - Periop ($10,000 Sign-on bonus)
HaysMed · Hays, KS· 4mo ago
$30–$46/hr
Children's Mercy KC · Overland Park, KS· 5d ago
$33.84/hr
What BLS measures in Kansas
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.
| BLS occupation | 10th pct | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct | 90th pct | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nurses (29-1141) | $30.37 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) | $35.24 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) | $38.14 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) | $45.53 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) | $48.48 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) | 33,800 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab) |
BLS median by metro area
- Kansas City, MO-KS$39.92/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Kansas City, MO-KS, opens in a new tab)
- Wichita, KS$36.80/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Wichita, KS, opens in a new tab)
- Topeka, KS$39.34/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Topeka, KS, opens in a new tab)
- Joplin, MO-KS$36.03/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Joplin, MO-KS, opens in a new tab)
- St. Joseph, MO-KS$37.13/hr (source: BLS OEWS, St. Joseph, MO-KS, opens in a new tab)
- Manhattan, KS$37.96/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Manhattan, KS, opens in a new tab)
- Lawrence, KS$37.51/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Lawrence, KS, opens in a new tab)
Operating room nurse salary in Kansas: common questions
How much does an operating room nurse make in Kansas?
Open operating room nurse jobs in Kansas that state an hourly rate post a median of $47, the middle half $41.50–$49 (8 jobs from 5 employers). Full time that is about $97,800 a year. BLS measured a median of $38.14/hr ($79,320 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Kansas (May 2025).
How does Kansas compare with the rest of the country?
The posted median in Kansas ($47) is $6 below the national posted median of $53. In the BLS survey Kansas ranks 46 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: 8 of 27 open operating room nurse jobs in Kansas (30%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.
Sources and method
- CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141), every state, published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses, national, published May 15, 2026
- BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). Operating room nurse salary in Kansas. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/or-nurse/kansas