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Operating room nurse salary in Missouri

Open operating room nurse jobs in Missouri post a median of $46 an hour, the middle half $40.50–$52.50 (about $95,700 a year full time), $7 below the national posted median. From 37 jobs at 3 employers that state their pay.

$46
Median posted /hr
$41–$53
Middle half /hr
$95,700
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$39.32
BLS median in MO
May 2025

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

What operating room nurses are paid in Missouri

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

Posted hourly rates of 37 open jobs in Missouri. Lowest posted $32, highest $73.23.

Posted on open jobs in Missouri

$40.50–$52.50/hr

Middle half of 9 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $46. 29% of the 128 open operating room nurse jobs in Missouri state an hourly rate.

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Operating room nurse pay by town in Missouri

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
St. Louis$48.75$32–$73.2321 (1)
Columbia$39.50$34.46–$51.026 (1)
Kansas City$53.25$49.60–$58.403 (1)

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 Missouri

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
BJC HealthCare$40.25$32–$73.2324
MU Health Care$36.50$32.82–$51.027
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions$52.50$49.60–$58.406

Median of each employer's jobs in Missouri (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 Missouri

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

What BLS measures in Missouri

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, Missouri. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Registered Nurses (29-1141)$30.40 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$36.56 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$39.32 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$47.39 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$50.19 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)76,310 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Operating room nurse salary in Missouri: common questions

How much does an operating room nurse make in Missouri?

Open operating room nurse jobs in Missouri that state an hourly rate post a median of $46, the middle half $40.50–$52.50 (37 jobs from 3 employers). Full time that is about $95,700 a year. BLS measured a median of $39.32/hr ($81,780 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Missouri (May 2025).

Where in Missouri do operating room nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: St. Louis ($48.75), Columbia ($39.50) and Kansas City ($53.25). The town table lists 3.

Which employers in Missouri pay operating room nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: HealthTrust Workforce Solutions ($52.50), BJC HealthCare ($40.25) and MU Health Care ($36.50).

How does Missouri compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Missouri ($46) is $7 below the national posted median of $53. In the BLS survey Missouri ranks 40 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: 37 of 128 open operating room nurse jobs in Missouri (29%) 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

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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

Cite this page

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

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