OR Travel Nurse Salary, Hourly Rate (January 01, 2026) in the United States

Key Factors That Influence OR Travel Nurse Salaries

An OR Travel Nurse's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects OR Travel Nurse Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an OR Travel Nurse's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $85,046
Early Career (1-2 years): $85,268
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $88,231
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $92,412
Expert (over 8 years): $92,711

Levels	Salary
Entry Level OR Travel Nurse	$85,046
Intermediate Level OR Travel Nurse	$85,268
Senior Level OR Travel Nurse	$88,231
Specialist Level OR Travel Nurse	$92,412
Expert Level OR Travel Nurse	$92,711

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How Do OR Travel Nurse Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract OR Travel Nurses. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $97,689.
California: $97,319.
Massachusetts: $96,022.

District of Columbia $97,689 California $97,319 Massachusetts $96,022 Washington $95,669 New Jersey $95,633 Alaska $95,510 Connecticut $94,292 New York $93,798

Hawaii $92,219 Rhode Island $91,478 Maryland $90,975 Minnesota $90,287 Colorado $90,022 Illinois $89,934 Oregon $89,598 Delaware $89,351

New Hampshire $89,196 Virginia $88,848 Pennsylvania $87,834 Nevada $87,322 North Dakota $87,154 Michigan $86,890 Wisconsin $86,793 Vermont $86,599

Texas $86,060 Maine $86,025 Arizona $85,972 Ohio $85,910 Georgia $85,099 Indiana $84,693 Wyoming $84,613 Utah $84,490

Iowa $84,437 Kansas $84,013 Louisiana $83,890 North Carolina $83,846 Missouri $83,828 Florida $83,484 Montana $83,299 Nebraska $83,122

Kentucky $83,025 South Carolina $82,672 Tennessee $82,452 Idaho $82,363 New Mexico $81,719 Oklahoma $81,578 Alabama $81,058 South Dakota $80,184

Arkansas $79,708 West Virginia $79,452 Mississippi $78,684

Top Paying Cities for OR Travel Nurses

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $111,286
San Francisco: $110,191
Oakland: $107,747

San Jose, CA $111,286

San Francisco, CA $110,191

Oakland, CA $107,747

New York, NY $102,251

Queens Village, NY $101,589

Paramus, NJ $100,883

Passaic, NJ $100,795

Bergenfield, NJ $100,707

Stamford, CT $100,574

Huntington, NY $100,486

Newark, NJ $99,913

Bridgeport, CT $99,736

New Brunswick, NJ $99,445

Vallejo, CA $99,260

Middlesex, NJ $99,207

Somerset, NJ $99,127

Petaluma, CA $98,924

Santa Cruz, CA $98,580

Boston, MA $98,404

Monterey, CA $97,963

Fairbanks, AK $97,901

Los Angeles, CA $97,733

Washington, DC $97,689

Seattle, WA $97,530

Santa Rosa, CA $97,513

Juneau, AK $97,257

Orange, CA $96,966

Anchorage, AK $96,807

Anaheim, CA $96,745

Santa Ana, CA $96,613

Nassau, NY $96,560

Long Beach, CA $96,524

Danbury, CT $96,498

Santa Maria, CA $96,198

Everett, WA $96,180

Bremerton, WA $95,748

Trenton, NJ $95,580

Sacramento, CA $95,545

San Diego, CA $95,501

Brockton, MA $95,466

Tacoma, WA $95,430

Santa Barbara, CA $95,307

Lowell, MA $94,954

New Suffolk, NY $94,919

Nashua, NH $94,813

Lompoc, CA $94,672

Ventura, CA $94,583

Stockton, CA $94,557

New Haven, CT $94,380

Atlantic City, NJ $94,151

Hartford, CT $93,957

Modesto, CA $93,913

Poughkeepsie, NY $93,719

New Britain, CT $93,675

Olympia, WA $93,551

Kennewick, WA $93,551

New London, CT $93,533

Norwich, CT $93,507

Lawrence, MA $93,463

Bakersfield, CA $93,216

Riverside, CA $93,092

New Bedford, MA $93,092

Richland, WA $93,004

Portsmouth, NH $92,934

Vineland, NJ $92,916

San Bernardino, CA $92,845

Boulder, CO $92,598

Worcester, MA $92,528

Portland, OR $92,448

Saint Paul, MN $92,342

Minneapolis, MN $92,342

Philadelphia, PA $92,219

Honolulu, HI $91,751

Springfield, MA $91,442

Providence, RI $91,434

Chicago, IL $91,178

Bellingham, WA $91,072

Baltimore, MD $90,975

Chico, CA $90,754

Wilmington, DE $90,604

Pittsfield, MA $90,516

Manchester, NH $90,348

Spokane, WA $89,960

Denver, CO $89,951

Albany, NY $89,537

Troy, NY $89,501

Schenectady, NY $89,316

Burlington, VT $89,122

Portland, ME $88,813

Salem, OR $88,743

Yakima, WA $88,725

Ann Arbor, MI $88,698

Rochester, MN $88,451

Fresno, CA $88,407

Reno, NV $88,407

Milwaukee, WI $88,328

Detroit, MI $88,240

Allentown, PA $88,213

Carson City, NV $88,204

Houston, TX $88,072

Colorado Springs, CO $88,063

Syracuse, NY $88,019

Eugene, OR $87,851

Bismarck, ND $87,746

Gary, IN $87,746

Galveston, TX $87,746

Springfield, OR $87,675

Medford, OR $87,463

Fort Collins, CO $87,428

Austin, TX $87,357

Mesa, AZ $87,172

Phoenix, AZ $87,154

Dallas, TX $87,128

Reading, PA $87,075

Saint Cloud, MN $87,040

Concord, NH $86,960

Madison, WI $86,925

Utica, NY $86,687

Raleigh, NC $86,616

Las Vegas, NV $86,607

Rochester, NY $86,546

Des Moines, IA $86,537

Atlanta, GA $86,396

Battle Creek, MI $86,369

Salt Lake City, UT $86,343

Lancaster, PA $86,210

Champaign, IL $86,193

Harrisburg, PA $86,087

Durham, NC $86,007

Kansas City, MO $85,999

Kansas City, KS $85,981

Fort Worth, TX $85,972

Boca Raton, FL $85,937

Cleveland, OH $85,928

Columbus, OH $85,910

Pittsburgh, PA $85,902

Richmond, VA $85,866

Indianapolis, IN $85,849

Cincinnati, OH $85,734

Petersburg, VA $85,602

Billings, MT $85,407

Lansing, MI $85,407

Huntsville, AL $85,407

Lebanon, PA $85,399

Dayton, OH $85,390

Pueblo, CO $85,390

Appleton, WI $85,363

Buffalo, NY $85,328

Racine, WI $85,284

Charlotte, NC $85,275

Saint Louis, MO $85,249

Springfield, IL $85,213

Elkhart, IN $85,196

York, PA $85,196

Gastonia, NC $85,187

Benton Harbor, MI $85,187

Beaumont, TX $85,134

Lorain, OH $85,116

Toledo, OH $85,081

Binghamton, NY $85,037

Rock Hill, SC $85,028

Rockford, IL $84,984

Fargo, ND $84,940

Elyria, OH $84,940

Flagstaff, AZ $84,878

Fort Lauderdale, FL $84,825

Miami, FL $84,772

Duluth, MN $84,631

Bangor, ME $84,516

Cedar Rapids, IA $84,419

Louisville, KY $84,375

Grand Rapids, MI $84,357

Hialeah, FL $84,349

Casper, WY $84,225

Scranton, PA $84,119

New Orleans, LA $84,093

Virginia Beach, VA $84,084

Akron, OH $84,040

Peoria, IL $83,925

Sarasota, FL $83,907

Green Bay, WI $83,846

Baton Rouge, LA $83,802

Charleston, SC $83,784

Nashville, TN $83,757

Jamestown, NY $83,740

Davenport, IA $83,740

Tucson, AZ $83,696

Cheyenne, WY $83,669

Saint Petersburg, FL $83,643

Tampa, FL $83,625

Omaha, NE $83,608

Port Arthur, TX $83,572

Evansville, IN $83,572

Bradenton, FL $83,537

Santa Fe, NM $83,378

Orlando, FL $83,290

Clearwater, FL $83,193

Canton, OH $83,008

La Crosse, WI $83,008

Grand Forks, ND $82,981

Albuquerque, NM $82,955

Tulsa, OK $82,955

Newport News, VA $82,946

High Point, NC $82,919

Ogden, UT $82,884

Corpus Christi, TX $82,813

Laramie, WY $82,760

Norfolk, VA $82,760

Rock Island, IL $82,708

Saginaw, MI $82,690

Jacksonville, FL $82,681

Salisbury, NC $82,663

Memphis, TN $82,646

Moline, IL $82,602

Fort Myers, FL $82,575

Waterloo, IA $82,461

Spartanburg, SC $82,372

Lincoln, NE $82,328

Fort Wayne, IN $82,311

Birmingham, AL $82,213

Cedar Falls, IA $82,196

Provo, UT $82,187

Springfield, OH $82,178

San Antonio, TX $82,161

Greensboro, NC $82,125

South Bend, IN $82,116

Winston Salem, NC $82,108

Boise, ID $82,081

Savannah, GA $82,019

Muskegon, MI $81,861

Lima, OH $81,755

Lake Charles, LA $81,719

Anderson, IN $81,702

Lexington, KY $81,675

Augusta, GA $81,649

Greenville, SC $81,649

Wichita, KS $81,569

Tuscaloosa, AL $81,569

Columbia, SC $81,490

Bloomington, IN $81,269

Roanoke, VA $81,216

Asheville, NC $81,102

Knoxville, TN $80,952

Shreveport, LA $80,943

Wilmington, NC $80,828

Frankfort, KY $80,661

Oklahoma City, OK $80,599

Chillicothe, OH $80,564

Longview, TX $80,555

Topeka, KS $80,528

Mobile, AL $80,396

Terre Haute, IN $80,361

Erie, PA $80,352

Altoona, PA $80,308

Melbourne, FL $80,281

Amarillo, TX $80,246

Killeen, TX $80,219

Fayetteville, AR $80,149

Sioux Falls, SD $80,087

Chattanooga, TN $80,034

Idaho Falls, ID $80,025

Gainesville, FL $79,840

Portsmouth, OH $79,796

Little Rock, AR $79,778

Lynchburg, VA $79,778

Lafayette, LA $79,743

Youngstown, OH $79,743

Temple, TX $79,708

Daytona Beach, FL $79,690

Clarksville, TN $79,681

Pensacola, FL $79,672

Hopkinsville, KY $79,408

Charleston, WV $79,399

Florence, SC $79,355

Sioux City, IA $79,302

Macon, GA $79,046

Tallahassee, FL $79,037

Fayetteville, NC $79,020

Waco, TX $79,002

Wichita Falls, TX $79,002

Pine Bluff, AR $78,967

Vincennes, IN $78,799

Lubbock, TX $78,764

Great Falls, MT $78,711

Alamogordo, NM $78,702

Abilene, TX $78,631

Rapid City, SD $78,517

Monroe, LA $78,517

Albany, GA $78,464

Huntington, WV $78,455

Jackson, MS $78,446

Greenville, MS $78,437

Parkersburg, WV $78,349

Montgomery, AL $78,331

Johnstown, PA $78,314

Springfield, MO $78,243

Biloxi, MS $78,199

Sumter, SC $78,014

Columbus, GA $78,005

Twin Falls, ID $77,952

Pascagoula, MS $77,837

Kingsport, TN $77,608

Gulfport, MS $77,581

Alexandria, LA $77,290

Fort Smith, AR $77,070

El Paso, TX $76,831

Helena, MT $76,717

Las Cruces, NM $76,434

Harlingen, TX $76,187

Pocatello, ID $76,108

Florence, AL $76,081

Brownsville, TX $76,064

Dothan, AL $75,923

Mcallen, TX $75,878

Columbus, MS $75,226

Altus, OK $74,820

Lawton, OK $74,652

Pierre, SD $74,334

What Skills Can Increase an OR Travel Nurse's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 5.85% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Nursing Practice (Mentioned in 2.7% Job Postings): Nursing practice may be work experience that is direct and/or indirect patient care in clinical practice, nursing administration, education, research, or consultation in the specialty represented by the credential.
Life Support (Mentioned in 2.17% Job Postings): Life support refers to the treatments and techniques performed in an emergency in order to support life after the failure of one or more vital organs. Healthcare providers and emergency medical technicians are generally certified to perform basic and advanced life support procedures; however, basic life support is sometimes provided at the scene of an emergency by family members or bystanders before emergency services arrive. In the case of cardiac injuries, cardiopulmonary resuscitation is initiated by bystanders or family members 25% of the time. Basic life support techniques, such as performing CPR on a victim of cardiac arrest, can double or even triple that patient's chance of survival. Other types of basic life support include relief from choking (which can be done by using the Heimlich maneuver), staunching of bleeding by direct compression and elevation above the heart (and if necessary, pressure on arterial pressure points and the use of a manufactured or improvised tourniquet), first aid, and the use of an automated external defibrillator.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	5.85%
Nursing Practice	2.7%
Life Support	2.17%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an OR Travel Nurse's salary.

Staff Development: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Risk Management: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Telecommunications: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Staff Development	$96,172	9%
Risk Management	$93,525	6%
Telecommunications	$92,642	5%
Family Education	$91,760	4%
Partnering	$91,760	4%
Critical Care	$90,878	3%

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How Education impacts an OR Travel Nurse's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many OR Travel Nurses enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an OR Travel Nurse with a Associate's Degree is between $83,595 and $88,593).

OR Travel Nurse Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for OR Travel Nurse

No Diploma 1.1%

High School 1.1%

Associates 40.1%

Bachelors 53.0%

Masters 5.2%

Doctorate 0.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	1.1%
High School	1.1%
Associates	40.1%
Bachelors	53.0%
Masters	5.2%
Doctorate	0.4%

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OR Travel Nurse Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an OR Travel Nurse's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$80,725

Average $88,231/year

$98,386

$6,727

Average $7,353/month

$8,199

$1,552

Average $1,697/week

$1,892

$39

Average $42/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,386	$8,199	$1,892	$47
Average	$88,231	$7,353	$1,697	$42
25th Percentile	$80,725	$6,727	$1,552	$39

Salary Trends for OR Travel Nurse

Salaries for an OR Travel Nurse can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $205,777 in 2023 to around $200,146 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of OR Travel Nurse salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of OR Travel Nurse Over Time

2022

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2023

$205,777

2024

$207,987

2025

$200,146

2026

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2027

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Year	Average Annual Salary
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2023	$205,777
2024	$207,987
2025	$200,146
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