PACU nurse pay at Ascension
Ascension posts $17.89–$57.05 an hour for PACU nurses, a median of $46.75 across 6 open jobs that state their pay, $3.25 below the $50 other employers post. Read from Ascension's own job board.
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What PACU nurses are paid at Ascension
Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).
Posted on open jobs at Ascension
Middle half of the employer's 6 jobs stating pay, median $46.75. 100% of the 6 open PACU nurse jobs at Ascension state an hourly rate.
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Every range Ascension posts
Each distinct hourly range on its open jobs, with how many jobs post it. Pay differs by unit, shift and experience.
- $40.41–$57.05/hr2 jobs
- $36.37–$57.05/hr1 job
- $17.89–$57.05/hr1 job
- $38.83–$54.81/hr1 job
- $34.13–$49.85/hr1 job
Ascension PACU nurse pay by state
| State | Median posted | Posted range | Jobs stating pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florida | $44.25 | $17.89–$57.05 | 4 |
| Wisconsin | $46.75 | $17.89–$57.05 | 3 |
| Texas | $47.75 | $36.37–$57.05 | 2 |
| Illinois | $46.75 | $36.37–$57.05 | 1 |
| Indiana | $37.50 | $17.89–$57.05 | 1 |
| Kansas | $37.50 | $17.89–$57.05 | 1 |
| Oklahoma | $46.75 | $36.37–$57.05 | 1 |
| Tennessee | $46.75 | $36.37–$57.05 | 1 |
A state's name opens what every employer posts for PACU nurses there, when enough do.
Best-paid open PACU nurse jobs at Ascension
Its open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight.

Registered Nurse Pediatric PACU
Ascension · Austin, TX· 2d ago
$40.41–$57.05/hr
Ascension · Milwaukee, WI· 3w ago
$40.41–$57.05/hr
PACU nurse pay at Ascension: common questions
How much does Ascension pay PACU nurses?
Ascension's open PACU nurse jobs post $17.89–$57.05 an hour, a median of $46.75 over 6 jobs that state pay (each job counted once). Full time that is about $97,200 a year. Postings state a base rate, usually before shift differentials and bonuses.
Does Ascension pay PACU nurses more than other employers?
Its posted median ($46.75) is $3.25 below the median of 111 other employers' rates for PACU nurses ($50, middle half $44.75–$59.50). Pay differs by state, so compare within a state where the state table allows.
Where does Ascension pay PACU nurses the most?
By the median of its jobs in each state: Texas ($47.75, 2 jobs), Wisconsin ($46.75, 3 jobs) and Illinois ($46.75, 1 jobs).
Where do these figures come from?
From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 6 of 6 open PACU nurse jobs at Ascension (100%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.
Other pay at Ascension
- Registered nurse pay
- ICU nurse pay
- NICU nurse pay
- Emergency room nurse pay
- Operating room nurse pay
- Labor and delivery nurse pay
- Mother-baby nurse pay
- Telemetry nurse pay
- Med-surg nurse pay
- Cath lab nurse pay
- Oncology nurse pay
- Pediatric nurse pay
- Psychiatric nurse pay
- Clinic nurse pay
- Nurse supervisor pay
- Licensed practical nurse pay
- Certified nursing assistant pay
- Patient care technician pay
- Physical therapist pay
- Physical therapist assistant pay
- Occupational therapist pay
- Occupational therapy assistant pay
- Speech-language pathologist pay
- Respiratory therapist pay
- Pharmacist pay
- Pharmacy technician pay
- Radiologic technologist pay
- CT technologist pay
- Mammography technologist pay
- Interventional radiology technologist pay
- MRI technologist pay
- Sonographer pay
- Cardiac sonographer pay
- Nuclear medicine technologist pay
- Cardiovascular technologist pay
- Cath lab technologist pay
- Surgical technologist pay
- Surgical first assistant pay
- Sterile processing technician pay
- Paramedic pay
- Medical assistant pay
- Patient access representative pay
PACU nurse pay at other employers
- Beth Israel Lahey Health
- Kaiser Permanente
- RWJBarnabas Health
- Atlantic Health
- Children's National Hospital
- Sentara Health
- HealthTrust Workforce Solutions
- United Surgical Partners International
- Northwestern Medicine
- Advocate Health
- AdventHealth
- CommonSpirit Health
- UPMC
- Moffitt Cancer Center
- OSF HealthCare
- Emory Healthcare
- Hackensack Meridian Health
- Carle Health
- VCU Health
- MU Health Care
- BJC HealthCare
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
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). PACU nurse pay at Ascension. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/pacu-nurse/ascension