How much does a RN Ambulatory Surgery make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a RN Ambulatory Surgery in the United States is $75,656 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.
However, a RN Ambulatory Surgery's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $92,726
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $67,926 to $84,591
Key Factors That Influence RN Ambulatory Surgery Salaries
A RN Ambulatory Surgery's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do RN Ambulatory Surgery 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 RN Ambulatory Surgeries. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $83,766.
California: $83,448.
Massachusetts: $82,336.
District of Columbia$83,766
California$83,448
Massachusetts$82,336
Washington$82,033
New Jersey$82,003
Alaska$81,897
Connecticut$80,853
New York$80,429
Hawaii$79,075
Rhode Island$78,440
Maryland$78,008
Minnesota$77,418
Colorado$77,191
Illinois$77,116
Oregon$76,828
Delaware$76,616
New Hampshire$76,483
Virginia$76,185
Pennsylvania$75,315
Nevada$74,876
North Dakota$74,733
Michigan$74,506
Wisconsin$74,422
Vermont$74,256
Texas$73,794
Maine$73,764
Arizona$73,719
Ohio$73,666
Georgia$72,970
Indiana$72,622
Wyoming$72,554
Utah$72,448
Iowa$72,402
Kansas$72,039
Louisiana$71,933
North Carolina$71,896
Missouri$71,880
Florida$71,585
Montana$71,426
Nebraska$71,275
Kentucky$71,192
South Carolina$70,889
Tennessee$70,700
Idaho$70,625
New Mexico$70,072
Oklahoma$69,951
Alabama$69,505
South Dakota$68,756
Arkansas$68,347
West Virginia$68,128
Mississippi$67,470
Top Paying Cities for RN Ambulatory Surgeries
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: $95,424
San Francisco: $94,380
Oakland: $92,391
San Jose, CA$95,424
San Francisco, CA$94,380
Oakland, CA$92,391
New York, NY$87,109
Paramus, NJ$86,050
Queens Village, NY$86,046
Passaic, NJ$85,974
Bergenfield, NJ$85,967
Stamford, CT$85,801
Huntington, NY$85,770
Newark, NJ$85,211
Bridgeport, CT$85,051
Vallejo, CA$84,901
New Brunswick, NJ$84,870
Petaluma, CA$84,825
Middlesex, NJ$84,681
Somerset, NJ$84,628
Santa Cruz, CA$84,530
Boston, MA$84,069
Monterey, CA$83,803
Seattle, WA$83,630
Santa Rosa, CA$83,615
Los Angeles, CA$83,592
Juneau, AK$83,395
Washington, DC$83,312
Orange, CA$83,043
Santa Ana, CA$82,843
Long Beach, CA$82,767
Anaheim, CA$82,752
Anchorage, AK$82,714
Santa Maria, CA$82,487
Everett, WA$82,472
Danbury, CT$82,206
Bremerton, WA$82,101
Tacoma, WA$81,829
New Suffolk, NY$81,828
Sacramento, CA$81,806
Santa Barbara, CA$81,723
Trenton, NJ$81,640
San Diego, CA$81,640
Brockton, MA$81,557
Fairbanks, AK$81,371
Lompoc, CA$81,178
Lowell, MA$81,117
Ventura, CA$81,103
Nashua, NH$81,088
Stockton, CA$81,080
Modesto, CA$80,528
Poughkeepsie, NY$80,361
Olympia, WA$80,218
Kennewick, WA$80,218
New Haven, CT$80,187
Lawrence, MA$79,915
Hartford, CT$79,839
Riverside, CA$79,824
New Bedford, MA$79,749
Richland, WA$79,749
Bakersfield, CA$79,643
San Bernardino, CA$79,612
New Britain, CT$79,605
Atlantic City, NJ$79,605
New London, CT$79,575
Norwich, CT$79,552
Portsmouth, NH$79,537
Boulder, CO$79,376
Portland, OR$79,272
Worcester, MA$79,264
Minneapolis, MN$79,030
Philadelphia, PA$78,924
Honolulu, HI$78,674
Saint Paul, MN$78,638
Vineland, NJ$78,621
Providence, RI$78,402
Chicago, IL$78,182
Bellingham, WA$78,092
Springfield, MA$78,031
Baltimore, MD$78,008
Chico, CA$77,819
Pittsfield, MA$77,615
Manchester, NH$77,471
Spokane, WA$77,138
Denver, CO$77,131
Albany, NY$76,775
Troy, NY$76,745
Nassau, NY$76,664
Schenectady, NY$76,586
Wilmington, DE$76,526
Burlington, VT$76,420
Salem, OR$76,389
Portland, ME$76,155
Yakima, WA$76,079
Rochester, MN$75,845
Reno, NV$75,807
Fresno, CA$75,807
Milwaukee, WI$75,739
Detroit, MI$75,663
Ann Arbor, MI$75,650
Allentown, PA$75,640
Colorado Springs, CO$75,512
Syracuse, NY$75,474
Carson City, NV$75,474
Houston, TX$75,368
Eugene, OR$75,330
Gary, IN$75,239
Springfield, OR$75,179
Bismarck, ND$75,164
Galveston, TX$75,111
Medford, OR$74,997
Fort Collins, CO$74,967
Concord, NH$74,929
Austin, TX$74,907
Mesa, AZ$74,748
Reading, PA$74,740
Phoenix, AZ$74,733
Dallas, TX$74,710
Saint Cloud, MN$74,637
Madison, WI$74,536
Utica, NY$74,332
Rochester, NY$74,211
Des Moines, IA$74,203
Raleigh, NC$74,195
Atlanta, GA$74,082
Battle Creek, MI$74,059
Salt Lake City, UT$74,037
Lancaster, PA$73,923
Harrisburg, PA$73,817
Kansas City, MO$73,742
Champaign, IL$73,726
Kansas City, KS$73,726
Fort Worth, TX$73,719
Columbus, OH$73,706
Boca Raton, FL$73,689
Pittsburgh, PA$73,658
Richmond, VA$73,628
Indianapolis, IN$73,613
Cleveland, OH$73,605
Las Vegas, NV$73,515
Cincinnati, OH$73,515
Petersburg, VA$73,401
Huntsville, AL$73,288
Lansing, MI$73,237
Lebanon, PA$73,227
Pueblo, CO$73,219
Appleton, WI$73,197
Buffalo, NY$73,167
Dayton, OH$73,144
Racine, WI$73,129
Charlotte, NC$73,121
Saint Louis, MO$73,098
York, PA$73,053
Elkhart, IN$73,053
Gastonia, NC$73,039
Billings, MT$73,021
Beaumont, TX$73,000
Lorain, OH$72,985
Benton Harbor, MI$72,970
Toledo, OH$72,955
Binghamton, NY$72,917
Rock Hill, SC$72,909
Rockford, IL$72,871
Springfield, IL$72,841
Elyria, OH$72,834
Fargo, ND$72,834
Flagstaff, AZ$72,781
Fort Lauderdale, FL$72,735
Duluth, MN$72,690
Miami, FL$72,690
Cheyenne, WY$72,637
Grand Forks, ND$72,637
Bangor, ME$72,470
Cedar Rapids, IA$72,387
Durham, NC$72,356
Louisville, KY$72,349
Grand Rapids, MI$72,334
Hialeah, FL$72,327
Casper, WY$72,221
Scranton, PA$72,130
New Orleans, LA$72,107
Virginia Beach, VA$72,100
Akron, OH$72,062
Peoria, IL$71,964
Sarasota, FL$71,948
Nashville, TN$71,896
Omaha, NE$71,896
Green Bay, WI$71,896
Baton Rouge, LA$71,858
Charleston, SC$71,843
Jamestown, NY$71,805
Davenport, IA$71,805
Tucson, AZ$71,767
Saint Petersburg, FL$71,722
Tampa, FL$71,706
Evansville, IN$71,661
Port Arthur, TX$71,661
Bradenton, FL$71,631
Santa Fe, NM$71,495
Orlando, FL$71,358
Clearwater, FL$71,336
Canton, OH$71,177
La Crosse, WI$71,177
Albuquerque, NM$71,131
Newport News, VA$71,124
High Point, NC$71,101
Ogden, UT$71,071
Corpus Christi, TX$71,010
Norfolk, VA$70,965
Laramie, WY$70,965
Rock Island, IL$70,920
Saginaw, MI$70,904
Jacksonville, FL$70,897
Salisbury, NC$70,882
Boise, ID$70,867
Moline, IL$70,829
Fort Myers, FL$70,806
Memphis, TN$70,791
Tulsa, OK$70,753
Waterloo, IA$70,708
Spartanburg, SC$70,632
Lincoln, NE$70,594
Fort Wayne, IN$70,579
Provo, UT$70,572
Cedar Falls, IA$70,481
San Antonio, TX$70,450
Greensboro, NC$70,420
South Bend, IN$70,413
Savannah, GA$70,329
Muskegon, MI$70,299
Birmingham, AL$70,292
Winston Salem, NC$70,255
Lake Charles, LA$70,072
Anderson, IN$70,057
Lexington, KY$70,034
Augusta, GA$70,012
Greenville, SC$70,012
Lima, OH$69,951
Wichita, KS$69,944
Tuscaloosa, AL$69,944
Columbia, SC$69,876
Springfield, OH$69,860
Asheville, NC$69,739
Bloomington, IN$69,686
Knoxville, TN$69,414
Shreveport, LA$69,406
Wilmington, NC$69,308
Roanoke, VA$69,308
Topeka, KS$69,172
Frankfort, KY$69,164
Oklahoma City, OK$69,111
Chillicothe, OH$69,081
Longview, TX$69,074
Melbourne, FL$69,066
Sioux Falls, SD$68,945
Mobile, AL$68,937
Terre Haute, IN$68,907
Altoona, PA$68,862
Amarillo, TX$68,809
Killeen, TX$68,786
Fayetteville, AR$68,726
Chattanooga, TN$68,703
Sioux City, IA$68,635
Idaho Falls, ID$68,620
Lynchburg, VA$68,559
Gainesville, FL$68,461
Portsmouth, OH$68,423
Little Rock, AR$68,408
Lafayette, LA$68,378
Youngstown, OH$68,378
Daytona Beach, FL$68,332
Clarksville, TN$68,325
Pensacola, FL$68,317
Temple, TX$68,312
Hopkinsville, KY$68,090
Erie, PA$68,075
Florence, SC$68,045
Charleston, WV$67,924
Great Falls, MT$67,886
Macon, GA$67,780
Tallahassee, FL$67,772
Fayetteville, NC$67,757
Waco, TX$67,742
Helena, MT$67,689
Pine Bluff, AR$67,660
Vincennes, IN$67,568
Lubbock, TX$67,538
Alamogordo, NM$67,492
Twin Falls, ID$67,424
Rapid City, SD$67,402
Jackson, MS$67,265
Huntington, WV$67,260
Greenville, MS$67,258
Parkersburg, WV$67,181
Montgomery, AL$67,167
Wichita Falls, TX$67,091
Springfield, MO$67,091
Biloxi, MS$67,054
Monroe, LA$66,978
Johnstown, PA$66,925
Sumter, SC$66,895
Columbus, GA$66,887
Pascagoula, MS$66,743
Abilene, TX$66,743
Kingsport, TN$66,547
Albany, GA$66,547
Gulfport, MS$66,524
Alexandria, LA$66,274
Fort Smith, AR$66,085
El Paso, TX$65,881
Las Cruces, NM$65,540
Harlingen, TX$65,348
Pocatello, ID$65,336
Florence, AL$65,238
Brownsville, TX$65,223
Mcallen, TX$65,064
Dothan, AL$64,958
Columbus, MS$64,509
Altus, OK$64,156
Lawton, OK$64,012
Pierre, SD$63,740
What Skills Can Increase a RN Ambulatory Surgery's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Planning (Mentioned in 4.92% 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.
Pediatric (Mentioned in 2.93% Job Postings): Pediatrics is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
Basic Life Support (Mentioned in 2.24% Job Postings): BLS is a level of medical care which is used for patients with life-threatening illnesses or injuries until they can be given full medical care by advanced life support providers. It can be provided by trained medical personnel.
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 a RN Ambulatory Surgery's salary.
Confidentiality: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Leadership: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Effective Communication: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
RN Ambulatory Surgery Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For RN Ambulatory Surgery roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and Biotechnology
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average.
In contrast, RN Ambulatory Surgery positions in Software & Networking or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view RN Ambulatory Surgery as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a RN Ambulatory Surgery
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities
$90,787
$44.0
20%
Biotechnology
$87,004
$42.0
15%
Insurance
$83,221
$40.0
10%
Healthcare
$79,438
$38.0
5%
RN Ambulatory Surgery Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a RN Ambulatory Surgery'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.
Hourly
Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
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Last Updated on September 01, 2026
$67,926
Average$75,656/year
$84,591
$5,660
Average$6,305/month
$7,049
$1,306
Average$1,455/week
$1,627
$33
Average$36/hour
$41
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$84,591
$7,049
$1,627
$41
Average
$75,656
$6,305
$1,455
$36
25th Percentile
$67,926
$5,660
$1,306
$33
Salaries of Jobs related to RN Ambulatory Surgery
Ambulatory Surgery Center Administrator$149,829
Ambulatory Surgery Center Director$146,455
Registered Nurse Ambulatory Surgery$119,974
Ambulatory Surgery Nurse$117,781
RN Ambulatory Headache$116,502
RN Ambulatory Surgery Center$108,650
Rn Surgery$88,677
RN Ambulatory$87,588
Ambulatory Staff RN$85,635
Ambulatory Care RN$85,400
Ambulatory Surgery Nursing Aide$41,200
Salary Trends for RN Ambulatory Surgery
Salaries for a RN Ambulatory Surgery can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $65,566 in 2023
to around $61,588 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of RN Ambulatory Surgery salary trends,
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Most common benefits for RN Ambulatory Surgery
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for RN Ambulatory Surgery
Here are companies hiring for RN Ambulatory Surgery and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about RN Ambulatory Surgery
1. What industry pays the highest salary for RN Ambulatory Surgery?
The Energy & Utilities industry offers the highest average compensation for RN Ambulatory Surgery roles,
with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.
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