RN OR Salary, Hourly Rate (January 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): $84,121
Early Career (1-2 years): $84,340
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $87,270
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $91,406
Expert (over 8 years): $91,702

Levels	Salary
Entry Level RN OR	$84,121
Intermediate Level RN OR	$84,340
Senior Level RN OR	$87,270
Specialist Level RN OR	$91,406
Expert Level RN OR	$91,702

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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: $96,626.
California: $96,259.
Massachusetts: $94,976.

District of Columbia $96,626

California $96,259

Massachusetts $94,976

Washington $94,627

New Jersey $94,592

Alaska $94,470

Connecticut $93,266

New York $92,777

Hawaii $91,215

Rhode Island $90,482

Maryland $89,985

Minnesota $89,304

Colorado $89,042

Illinois $88,955

Oregon $88,623

Delaware $88,379

New Hampshire $88,225

Virginia $87,881

Pennsylvania $86,878

Nevada $86,372

North Dakota $86,206

Michigan $85,944

Wisconsin $85,848

Vermont $85,656

Texas $85,124

Maine $85,089

Arizona $85,036

Ohio $84,975

Georgia $84,172

Indiana $83,771

Wyoming $83,692

Utah $83,570

Iowa $83,518

Kansas $83,099

Louisiana $82,977

North Carolina $82,933

Missouri $82,916

Florida $82,575

Montana $82,392

Nebraska $82,217

Kentucky $82,121

South Carolina $81,772

Tennessee $81,554

Idaho $81,467

New Mexico $80,830

Oklahoma $80,690

Alabama $80,175

South Dakota $79,311

Arkansas $78,840

West Virginia $78,587

Mississippi $77,828

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: $110,074
San Francisco: $108,992
Oakland: $106,575

San Jose, CA $110,074

San Francisco, CA $108,992

Oakland, CA $106,575

New York, NY $101,138

Queens Village, NY $100,483

Paramus, NJ $99,785

Passaic, NJ $99,698

Bergenfield, NJ $99,610

Stamford, CT $99,480

Huntington, NY $99,392

Newark, NJ $98,825

Bridgeport, CT $98,650

New Brunswick, NJ $98,362

Vallejo, CA $98,179

Middlesex, NJ $98,127

Somerset, NJ $98,048

Petaluma, CA $97,848

Santa Cruz, CA $97,507

Boston, MA $97,333

Monterey, CA $96,896

Fairbanks, AK $96,835

Los Angeles, CA $96,669

Washington, DC $96,626

Seattle, WA $96,469

Santa Rosa, CA $96,451

Juneau, AK $96,198

Orange, CA $95,910

Anchorage, AK $95,753

Anaheim, CA $95,692

Santa Ana, CA $95,561

Nassau, NY $95,509

Long Beach, CA $95,474

Danbury, CT $95,448

Santa Maria, CA $95,151

Everett, WA $95,133

Bremerton, WA $94,706

Trenton, NJ $94,540

Sacramento, CA $94,505

San Diego, CA $94,461

Brockton, MA $94,427

Tacoma, WA $94,392

Santa Barbara, CA $94,269

Lowell, MA $93,920

New Suffolk, NY $93,885

Nashua, NH $93,781

Lompoc, CA $93,641

Ventura, CA $93,554

Stockton, CA $93,528

New Haven, CT $93,353

Atlantic City, NJ $93,126

Hartford, CT $92,934

Modesto, CA $92,891

Poughkeepsie, NY $92,699

New Britain, CT $92,655

Olympia, WA $92,533

Kennewick, WA $92,533

New London, CT $92,515

Norwich, CT $92,489

Lawrence, MA $92,446

Bakersfield, CA $92,201

Riverside, CA $92,079

New Bedford, MA $92,079

Richland, WA $91,992

Portsmouth, NH $91,922

Vineland, NJ $91,904

San Bernardino, CA $91,835

Boulder, CO $91,590

Worcester, MA $91,520

Portland, OR $91,442

Saint Paul, MN $91,337

Minneapolis, MN $91,337

Philadelphia, PA $91,215

Honolulu, HI $90,752

Springfield, MA $90,447

Providence, RI $90,438

Chicago, IL $90,185

Bellingham, WA $90,081

Baltimore, MD $89,985

Chico, CA $89,766

Wilmington, DE $89,618

Pittsfield, MA $89,531

Manchester, NH $89,365

Spokane, WA $88,981

Denver, CO $88,972

Albany, NY $88,562

Troy, NY $88,527

Schenectady, NY $88,344

Burlington, VT $88,152

Portland, ME $87,846

Salem, OR $87,777

Yakima, WA $87,759

Ann Arbor, MI $87,733

Rochester, MN $87,489

Fresno, CA $87,445

Reno, NV $87,445

Milwaukee, WI $87,366

Detroit, MI $87,279

Allentown, PA $87,253

Carson City, NV $87,244

Houston, TX $87,113

Colorado Springs, CO $87,105

Syracuse, NY $87,061

Eugene, OR $86,895

Bismarck, ND $86,790

Gary, IN $86,790

Galveston, TX $86,790

Springfield, OR $86,721

Medford, OR $86,511

Fort Collins, CO $86,476

Austin, TX $86,406

Mesa, AZ $86,223

Phoenix, AZ $86,206

Dallas, TX $86,180

Reading, PA $86,127

Saint Cloud, MN $86,092

Concord, NH $86,014

Madison, WI $85,979

Utica, NY $85,743

Raleigh, NC $85,673

Las Vegas, NV $85,665

Rochester, NY $85,604

Des Moines, IA $85,595

Atlanta, GA $85,455

Battle Creek, MI $85,429

Salt Lake City, UT $85,403

Lancaster, PA $85,272

Champaign, IL $85,254

Harrisburg, PA $85,150

Durham, NC $85,071

Kansas City, MO $85,062

Kansas City, KS $85,045

Fort Worth, TX $85,036

Boca Raton, FL $85,001

Cleveland, OH $84,993

Columbus, OH $84,975

Pittsburgh, PA $84,966

Richmond, VA $84,932

Indianapolis, IN $84,914

Cincinnati, OH $84,801

Petersburg, VA $84,670

Billings, MT $84,478

Lansing, MI $84,478

Huntsville, AL $84,478

Lebanon, PA $84,469

Dayton, OH $84,460

Pueblo, CO $84,460

Appleton, WI $84,434

Buffalo, NY $84,399

Racine, WI $84,356

Charlotte, NC $84,347

Saint Louis, MO $84,321

Springfield, IL $84,286

Elkhart, IN $84,268

York, PA $84,268

Gastonia, NC $84,260

Benton Harbor, MI $84,260

Beaumont, TX $84,207

Lorain, OH $84,190

Toledo, OH $84,155

Binghamton, NY $84,111

Rock Hill, SC $84,102

Rockford, IL $84,059

Fargo, ND $84,015

Elyria, OH $84,015

Flagstaff, AZ $83,954

Fort Lauderdale, FL $83,902

Miami, FL $83,849

Duluth, MN $83,710

Bangor, ME $83,596

Cedar Rapids, IA $83,500

Louisville, KY $83,457

Grand Rapids, MI $83,439

Hialeah, FL $83,431

Casper, WY $83,308

Scranton, PA $83,204

New Orleans, LA $83,177

Virginia Beach, VA $83,169

Akron, OH $83,125

Peoria, IL $83,012

Sarasota, FL $82,994

Green Bay, WI $82,933

Baton Rouge, LA $82,889

Charleston, SC $82,872

Nashville, TN $82,846

Jamestown, NY $82,828

Davenport, IA $82,828

Tucson, AZ $82,785

Cheyenne, WY $82,759

Saint Petersburg, FL $82,732

Tampa, FL $82,715

Omaha, NE $82,697

Port Arthur, TX $82,663

Evansville, IN $82,663

Bradenton, FL $82,628

Santa Fe, NM $82,471

Orlando, FL $82,383

Clearwater, FL $82,287

Canton, OH $82,104

La Crosse, WI $82,104

Grand Forks, ND $82,078

Albuquerque, NM $82,052

Tulsa, OK $82,052

Newport News, VA $82,043

High Point, NC $82,017

Ogden, UT $81,982

Corpus Christi, TX $81,912

Laramie, WY $81,860

Norfolk, VA $81,860

Rock Island, IL $81,807

Saginaw, MI $81,790

Jacksonville, FL $81,781

Salisbury, NC $81,764

Memphis, TN $81,746

Moline, IL $81,703

Fort Myers, FL $81,676

Waterloo, IA $81,563

Spartanburg, SC $81,476

Lincoln, NE $81,432

Fort Wayne, IN $81,415

Birmingham, AL $81,319

Cedar Falls, IA $81,301

Provo, UT $81,292

Springfield, OH $81,284

San Antonio, TX $81,266

Greensboro, NC $81,231

South Bend, IN $81,223

Winston Salem, NC $81,214

Boise, ID $81,188

Savannah, GA $81,127

Muskegon, MI $80,969

Lima, OH $80,865

Lake Charles, LA $80,830

Anderson, IN $80,812

Lexington, KY $80,786

Augusta, GA $80,760

Greenville, SC $80,760

Wichita, KS $80,681

Tuscaloosa, AL $80,681

Columbia, SC $80,603

Bloomington, IN $80,385

Roanoke, VA $80,332

Asheville, NC $80,219

Knoxville, TN $80,071

Shreveport, LA $80,062

Wilmington, NC $79,948

Frankfort, KY $79,783

Oklahoma City, OK $79,722

Chillicothe, OH $79,687

Longview, TX $79,678

Topeka, KS $79,652

Mobile, AL $79,521

Terre Haute, IN $79,486

Erie, PA $79,477

Altoona, PA $79,434

Melbourne, FL $79,407

Amarillo, TX $79,372

Killeen, TX $79,346

Fayetteville, AR $79,276

Sioux Falls, SD $79,215

Chattanooga, TN $79,163

Idaho Falls, ID $79,154

Gainesville, FL $78,971

Portsmouth, OH $78,927

Little Rock, AR $78,910

Lynchburg, VA $78,910

Lafayette, LA $78,875

Youngstown, OH $78,875

Temple, TX $78,840

Daytona Beach, FL $78,823

Clarksville, TN $78,814

Pensacola, FL $78,805

Hopkinsville, KY $78,543

Charleston, WV $78,535

Florence, SC $78,491

Sioux City, IA $78,439

Macon, GA $78,186

Tallahassee, FL $78,177

Fayetteville, NC $78,159

Waco, TX $78,142

Wichita Falls, TX $78,142

Pine Bluff, AR $78,107

Vincennes, IN $77,941

Lubbock, TX $77,906

Great Falls, MT $77,854

Alamogordo, NM $77,845

Abilene, TX $77,775

Rapid City, SD $77,662

Monroe, LA $77,662

Albany, GA $77,610

Huntington, WV $77,601

Jackson, MS $77,592

Greenville, MS $77,583

Parkersburg, WV $77,496

Montgomery, AL $77,479

Johnstown, PA $77,461

Springfield, MO $77,391

Biloxi, MS $77,348

Sumter, SC $77,164

Columbus, GA $77,156

Twin Falls, ID $77,103

Pascagoula, MS $76,990

Kingsport, TN $76,763

Gulfport, MS $76,737

Alexandria, LA $76,449

Fort Smith, AR $76,231

El Paso, TX $75,995

Helena, MT $75,882

Las Cruces, NM $75,602

Harlingen, TX $75,358

Pocatello, ID $75,279

Florence, AL $75,253

Brownsville, TX $75,236

Dothan, AL $75,096

Mcallen, TX $75,053

Columbus, MS $74,407

Altus, OK $74,005

Lawton, OK $73,839

Pierre, SD $73,525

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	$95,125	9%
Risk Management	$92,507	6%
Telecommunications	$91,634	5%
Family Education	$90,761	4%
Partnering	$90,761	4%
Critical Care	$89,889	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 January 01, 2026

$79,847

Average $87,270/year

$97,315

$6,654

Average $7,273/month

$8,110

$1,536

Average $1,678/week

$1,871

$38

Average $42/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$97,315	$8,110	$1,871	$47
Average	$87,270	$7,273	$1,678	$42
25th Percentile	$79,847	$6,654	$1,536	$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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