RN OR Salary, Hourly Rate (April 01, 2026) in the United States

Key Factors That Influence RN OR Salaries

A RN OR'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 RN OR Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a RN OR'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): $84,007
Early Career (1-2 years): $84,230
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $87,233
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $91,571
Expert (over 8 years): $91,880

Levels	Salary
Entry Level RN OR	$84,007
Intermediate Level RN OR	$84,230
Senior Level RN OR	$87,233
Specialist Level RN OR	$91,571
Expert Level RN OR	$91,880

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How Do RN OR 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 ORs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $96,584.
California: $96,217.
Massachusetts: $94,935.

District of Columbia $96,584

California $96,217

Massachusetts $94,935

Washington $94,586

New Jersey $94,551

Alaska $94,429

Connecticut $93,225

New York $92,737

Hawaii $91,175

Rhode Island $90,443

Maryland $89,945

Minnesota $89,265

Colorado $89,003

Illinois $88,916

Oregon $88,585

Delaware $88,340

New Hampshire $88,187

Virginia $87,843

Pennsylvania $86,840

Nevada $86,334

North Dakota $86,168

Michigan $85,907

Wisconsin $85,811

Vermont $85,619

Texas $85,087

Maine $85,052

Arizona $84,999

Ohio $84,938

Georgia $84,136

Indiana $83,734

Wyoming $83,656

Utah $83,534

Iowa $83,482

Kansas $83,063

Louisiana $82,941

North Carolina $82,897

Missouri $82,880

Florida $82,539

Montana $82,356

Nebraska $82,182

Kentucky $82,086

South Carolina $81,737

Tennessee $81,519

Idaho $81,432

New Mexico $80,795

Oklahoma $80,655

Alabama $80,140

South Dakota $79,277

Arkansas $78,806

West Virginia $78,553

Mississippi $77,794

Top Paying Cities for RN ORs

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: $110,026
San Francisco: $108,945
Oakland: $106,528

San Jose, CA $110,026

San Francisco, CA $108,945

Oakland, CA $106,528

New York, NY $101,094

Queens Village, NY $100,440

Paramus, NJ $99,742

Passaic, NJ $99,654

Bergenfield, NJ $99,567

Stamford, CT $99,436

Huntington, NY $99,349

Newark, NJ $98,782

Bridgeport, CT $98,608

New Brunswick, NJ $98,320

Vallejo, CA $98,137

Middlesex, NJ $98,084

Somerset, NJ $98,006

Petaluma, CA $97,805

Santa Cruz, CA $97,465

Boston, MA $97,290

Monterey, CA $96,854

Fairbanks, AK $96,793

Los Angeles, CA $96,627

Washington, DC $96,584

Seattle, WA $96,427

Santa Rosa, CA $96,409

Juneau, AK $96,156

Orange, CA $95,869

Anchorage, AK $95,711

Anaheim, CA $95,650

Santa Ana, CA $95,520

Nassau, NY $95,467

Long Beach, CA $95,432

Danbury, CT $95,406

Santa Maria, CA $95,110

Everett, WA $95,092

Bremerton, WA $94,665

Trenton, NJ $94,499

Sacramento, CA $94,464

San Diego, CA $94,420

Brockton, MA $94,386

Tacoma, WA $94,351

Santa Barbara, CA $94,229

Lowell, MA $93,880

New Suffolk, NY $93,845

Nashua, NH $93,740

Lompoc, CA $93,600

Ventura, CA $93,513

Stockton, CA $93,487

New Haven, CT $93,313

Atlantic City, NJ $93,086

Hartford, CT $92,894

Modesto, CA $92,850

Poughkeepsie, NY $92,658

New Britain, CT $92,615

Olympia, WA $92,493

Kennewick, WA $92,493

New London, CT $92,475

Norwich, CT $92,449

Lawrence, MA $92,405

Bakersfield, CA $92,161

Riverside, CA $92,039

New Bedford, MA $92,039

Richland, WA $91,952

Portsmouth, NH $91,882

Vineland, NJ $91,865

San Bernardino, CA $91,795

Boulder, CO $91,551

Worcester, MA $91,481

Portland, OR $91,402

Saint Paul, MN $91,298

Minneapolis, MN $91,298

Philadelphia, PA $91,175

Honolulu, HI $90,713

Springfield, MA $90,408

Providence, RI $90,399

Chicago, IL $90,146

Bellingham, WA $90,041

Baltimore, MD $89,945

Chico, CA $89,727

Wilmington, DE $89,579

Pittsfield, MA $89,492

Manchester, NH $89,326

Spokane, WA $88,942

Denver, CO $88,934

Albany, NY $88,524

Troy, NY $88,489

Schenectady, NY $88,305

Burlington, VT $88,114

Portland, ME $87,808

Salem, OR $87,738

Yakima, WA $87,721

Ann Arbor, MI $87,695

Rochester, MN $87,451

Fresno, CA $87,407

Reno, NV $87,407

Milwaukee, WI $87,328

Detroit, MI $87,241

Allentown, PA $87,215

Carson City, NV $87,206

Houston, TX $87,075

Colorado Springs, CO $87,067

Syracuse, NY $87,023

Eugene, OR $86,857

Bismarck, ND $86,753

Gary, IN $86,753

Galveston, TX $86,753

Springfield, OR $86,683

Medford, OR $86,474

Fort Collins, CO $86,439

Austin, TX $86,369

Mesa, AZ $86,186

Phoenix, AZ $86,168

Dallas, TX $86,142

Reading, PA $86,090

Saint Cloud, MN $86,055

Concord, NH $85,976

Madison, WI $85,941

Utica, NY $85,706

Raleigh, NC $85,636

Las Vegas, NV $85,627

Rochester, NY $85,566

Des Moines, IA $85,558

Atlanta, GA $85,418

Battle Creek, MI $85,392

Salt Lake City, UT $85,366

Lancaster, PA $85,235

Champaign, IL $85,217

Harrisburg, PA $85,113

Durham, NC $85,034

Kansas City, MO $85,026

Kansas City, KS $85,008

Fort Worth, TX $84,999

Boca Raton, FL $84,964

Cleveland, OH $84,956

Columbus, OH $84,938

Pittsburgh, PA $84,930

Richmond, VA $84,895

Indianapolis, IN $84,877

Cincinnati, OH $84,764

Petersburg, VA $84,633

Billings, MT $84,441

Lansing, MI $84,441

Huntsville, AL $84,441

Lebanon, PA $84,432

Dayton, OH $84,424

Pueblo, CO $84,424

Appleton, WI $84,397

Buffalo, NY $84,363

Racine, WI $84,319

Charlotte, NC $84,310

Saint Louis, MO $84,284

Springfield, IL $84,249

Elkhart, IN $84,232

York, PA $84,232

Gastonia, NC $84,223

Benton Harbor, MI $84,223

Beaumont, TX $84,171

Lorain, OH $84,153

Toledo, OH $84,118

Binghamton, NY $84,075

Rock Hill, SC $84,066

Rockford, IL $84,022

Fargo, ND $83,979

Elyria, OH $83,979

Flagstaff, AZ $83,918

Fort Lauderdale, FL $83,865

Miami, FL $83,813

Duluth, MN $83,673

Bangor, ME $83,560

Cedar Rapids, IA $83,464

Louisville, KY $83,420

Grand Rapids, MI $83,403

Hialeah, FL $83,394

Casper, WY $83,272

Scranton, PA $83,167

New Orleans, LA $83,141

Virginia Beach, VA $83,133

Akron, OH $83,089

Peoria, IL $82,976

Sarasota, FL $82,958

Green Bay, WI $82,897

Baton Rouge, LA $82,853

Charleston, SC $82,836

Nashville, TN $82,810

Jamestown, NY $82,792

Davenport, IA $82,792

Tucson, AZ $82,749

Cheyenne, WY $82,723

Saint Petersburg, FL $82,696

Tampa, FL $82,679

Omaha, NE $82,662

Port Arthur, TX $82,627

Evansville, IN $82,627

Bradenton, FL $82,592

Santa Fe, NM $82,435

Orlando, FL $82,347

Clearwater, FL $82,252

Canton, OH $82,068

La Crosse, WI $82,068

Grand Forks, ND $82,042

Albuquerque, NM $82,016

Tulsa, OK $82,016

Newport News, VA $82,007

High Point, NC $81,981

Ogden, UT $81,946

Corpus Christi, TX $81,876

Laramie, WY $81,824

Norfolk, VA $81,824

Rock Island, IL $81,772

Saginaw, MI $81,754

Jacksonville, FL $81,746

Salisbury, NC $81,728

Memphis, TN $81,711

Moline, IL $81,667

Fort Myers, FL $81,641

Waterloo, IA $81,527

Spartanburg, SC $81,440

Lincoln, NE $81,397

Fort Wayne, IN $81,379

Birmingham, AL $81,283

Cedar Falls, IA $81,266

Provo, UT $81,257

Springfield, OH $81,248

San Antonio, TX $81,231

Greensboro, NC $81,196

South Bend, IN $81,187

Winston Salem, NC $81,179

Boise, ID $81,152

Savannah, GA $81,091

Muskegon, MI $80,934

Lima, OH $80,830

Lake Charles, LA $80,795

Anderson, IN $80,777

Lexington, KY $80,751

Augusta, GA $80,725

Greenville, SC $80,725

Wichita, KS $80,646

Tuscaloosa, AL $80,646

Columbia, SC $80,568

Bloomington, IN $80,350

Roanoke, VA $80,298

Asheville, NC $80,184

Knoxville, TN $80,036

Shreveport, LA $80,027

Wilmington, NC $79,914

Frankfort, KY $79,748

Oklahoma City, OK $79,687

Chillicothe, OH $79,652

Longview, TX $79,643

Topeka, KS $79,617

Mobile, AL $79,486

Terre Haute, IN $79,451

Erie, PA $79,443

Altoona, PA $79,399

Melbourne, FL $79,373

Amarillo, TX $79,338

Killeen, TX $79,312

Fayetteville, AR $79,242

Sioux Falls, SD $79,181

Chattanooga, TN $79,129

Idaho Falls, ID $79,120

Gainesville, FL $78,937

Portsmouth, OH $78,893

Little Rock, AR $78,876

Lynchburg, VA $78,876

Lafayette, LA $78,841

Youngstown, OH $78,841

Temple, TX $78,806

Daytona Beach, FL $78,788

Clarksville, TN $78,780

Pensacola, FL $78,771

Hopkinsville, KY $78,509

Charleston, WV $78,501

Florence, SC $78,457

Sioux City, IA $78,405

Macon, GA $78,152

Tallahassee, FL $78,143

Fayetteville, NC $78,125

Waco, TX $78,108

Wichita Falls, TX $78,108

Pine Bluff, AR $78,073

Vincennes, IN $77,907

Lubbock, TX $77,872

Great Falls, MT $77,820

Alamogordo, NM $77,811

Abilene, TX $77,742

Rapid City, SD $77,628

Monroe, LA $77,628

Albany, GA $77,576

Huntington, WV $77,567

Jackson, MS $77,558

Greenville, MS $77,550

Parkersburg, WV $77,462

Montgomery, AL $77,445

Johnstown, PA $77,428

Springfield, MO $77,358

Biloxi, MS $77,314

Sumter, SC $77,131

Columbus, GA $77,122

Twin Falls, ID $77,070

Pascagoula, MS $76,957

Kingsport, TN $76,730

Gulfport, MS $76,704

Alexandria, LA $76,416

Fort Smith, AR $76,198

El Paso, TX $75,962

Helena, MT $75,849

Las Cruces, NM $75,570

Harlingen, TX $75,325

Pocatello, ID $75,247

Florence, AL $75,221

Brownsville, TX $75,203

Dothan, AL $75,064

Mcallen, TX $75,020

Columbus, MS $74,374

Altus, OK $73,973

Lawton, OK $73,807

Pierre, SD $73,493

What Skills Can Increase a RN OR'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 a RN OR'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	$95,083	9%
Risk Management	$92,466	6%
Telecommunications	$91,594	5%
Family Education	$90,722	4%
Partnering	$90,722	4%
Critical Care	$89,849	3%

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How Education impacts a RN OR's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many RN ORs 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 a RN OR with a Associate's Degree is between $83,595 and $88,593).

RN OR Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for RN OR

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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RN OR Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a RN OR'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 April 01, 2026

$79,662

Average $87,233/year

$97,768

$6,639

Average $7,269/month

$8,147

$1,532

Average $1,678/week

$1,880

$38

Average $42/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$97,768	$8,147	$1,880	$47
Average	$87,233	$7,269	$1,678	$42
25th Percentile	$79,662	$6,639	$1,532	$38

Salary Trends for RN OR

Salaries for a RN OR can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $203,537 in 2023 to around $197,967 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of RN OR salary trends, .

Average Annual Salary of RN OR Over Time

2022

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2023

$203,537

2024

$205,723

2025

$197,967

2026

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2027

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Year	Average Annual Salary
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2023	$203,537
2024	$205,723
2025	$197,967
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