What are the main factors that influence a Surgery Nurse's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Surgery Nurse's salary?

A Surgery Nurse's salary grows with experience: starting around $112,736 for beginners, reaching about $113,847 at mid-level, and approach $117,148 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Surgery Nurse?

Surgery Nurse salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Surgery Nurse roles are District of Columbia $126,564, California $126,084, Massachusetts $124,404. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Surgery Nurse roles make?

Salaries for Surgery Nurse level roles vary by specialization: Orthopedic Surgery Nurse Practitioner: $128,432; general surgery nurse practitioner: $125,346; Registered Nurse Ambulatory Surgery: $119,993; Plastic Surgery Nurse Practitioner: $119,606; Surgery Registered Nurse: $118,222.

How do different companies affect a Surgery Nurse's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Surgery Nurse roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Surgery Nurse Salary in the United States

How much does a Surgery Nurse make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Surgery Nurse in the United States is $114,310 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $55.

However, a Surgery Nurse's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $127,158
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $107,647 to $121,035
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $101,581

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Surgery Nurse Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$121,035	$10,086	$2,328	$58
Average	$114,310	$9,526	$2,198	$55
25th Percentile	$107,647	$8,971	$2,070	$52

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Key Factors That Influence Surgery Nurse Salaries

A Surgery 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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Surgery Nurse Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Surgery 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): $112,736
Early Career (1-2 years): $113,199
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $113,847
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $114,988
Expert (over 8 years): $117,148

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Surgery Nurse	$112,736
Intermediate Level Surgery Nurse	$113,199
Senior Level Surgery Nurse	$113,847
Specialist Level Surgery Nurse	$114,988
Expert Level Surgery Nurse	$117,148

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How Do Surgery 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 Surgery Nurses. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $126,564.
California: $126,084.
Massachusetts: $124,404.

District of Columbia $126,564 California $126,084 Massachusetts $124,404 Washington $123,946 New Jersey $123,901 Alaska $123,741 Connecticut $122,163 New York $121,523

Hawaii $119,477 Rhode Island $118,517 Maryland $117,865 Minnesota $116,973 Colorado $116,630 Illinois $116,516 Oregon $116,082 Delaware $115,762

New Hampshire $115,561 Virginia $115,110 Pennsylvania $113,796 Nevada $113,133 North Dakota $112,915 Michigan $112,572 Wisconsin $112,447 Vermont $112,195

Texas $111,498 Maine $111,452 Arizona $111,384 Ohio $111,304 Georgia $110,252 Indiana $109,726 Wyoming $109,623 Utah $109,463

Iowa $109,395 Kansas $108,846 Louisiana $108,686 North Carolina $108,629 Missouri $108,606 Florida $108,160 Montana $107,920 Nebraska $107,691

Kentucky $107,566 South Carolina $107,108 Tennessee $106,823 Idaho $106,708 New Mexico $105,874 Oklahoma $105,691 Alabama $105,017 South Dakota $103,885

Arkansas $103,268 West Virginia $102,936 Mississippi $101,942

Top Paying Cities for Surgery 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: $144,179
San Francisco: $142,762
Oakland: $139,595

San Jose, CA $144,179

San Francisco, CA $142,762

Oakland, CA $139,595

New York, NY $132,474

Queens Village, NY $131,617

Paramus, NJ $130,702

Passaic, NJ $130,588

Bergenfield, NJ $130,473

Stamford, CT $130,302

Huntington, NY $130,188

Newark, NJ $129,445

Bridgeport, CT $129,216

New Brunswick, NJ $128,839

Vallejo, CA $128,599

Middlesex, NJ $128,530

Somerset, NJ $128,427

Petaluma, CA $128,164

Santa Cruz, CA $127,719

Boston, MA $127,490

Monterey, CA $126,918

Fairbanks, AK $126,838

Los Angeles, CA $126,621

Washington, DC $126,564

Seattle, WA $126,358

Santa Rosa, CA $126,335

Juneau, AK $126,004

Orange, CA $125,627

Anchorage, AK $125,421

Anaheim, CA $125,341

Santa Ana, CA $125,169

Nassau, NY $125,101

Long Beach, CA $125,055

Danbury, CT $125,021

Santa Maria, CA $124,632

Everett, WA $124,609

Bremerton, WA $124,049

Trenton, NJ $123,832

Sacramento, CA $123,786

San Diego, CA $123,729

Brockton, MA $123,683

Tacoma, WA $123,638

Santa Barbara, CA $123,478

Lowell, MA $123,020

New Suffolk, NY $122,975

Nashua, NH $122,838

Lompoc, CA $122,655

Ventura, CA $122,540

Stockton, CA $122,506

New Haven, CT $122,277

Atlantic City, NJ $121,980

Hartford, CT $121,729

Modesto, CA $121,672

Poughkeepsie, NY $121,420

New Britain, CT $121,363

Olympia, WA $121,203

Kennewick, WA $121,203

New London, CT $121,180

Norwich, CT $121,146

Lawrence, MA $121,089

Bakersfield, CA $120,769

Riverside, CA $120,608

New Bedford, MA $120,608

Richland, WA $120,494

Portsmouth, NH $120,403

Vineland, NJ $120,380

San Bernardino, CA $120,288

Boulder, CO $119,968

Worcester, MA $119,877

Portland, OR $119,774

Saint Paul, MN $119,637

Minneapolis, MN $119,637

Philadelphia, PA $119,477

Honolulu, HI $118,871

Springfield, MA $118,471

Providence, RI $118,459

Chicago, IL $118,128

Bellingham, WA $117,991

Baltimore, MD $117,865

Chico, CA $117,579

Wilmington, DE $117,385

Pittsfield, MA $117,271

Manchester, NH $117,053

Spokane, WA $116,550

Denver, CO $116,539

Albany, NY $116,002

Troy, NY $115,956

Schenectady, NY $115,716

Burlington, VT $115,465

Portland, ME $115,064

Salem, OR $114,973

Yakima, WA $114,950

Ann Arbor, MI $114,916

Rochester, MN $114,596

Fresno, CA $114,539

Reno, NV $114,539

Milwaukee, WI $114,436

Detroit, MI $114,321

Allentown, PA $114,287

Carson City, NV $114,276

Houston, TX $114,104

Colorado Springs, CO $114,093

Syracuse, NY $114,036

Eugene, OR $113,818

Bismarck, ND $113,681

Gary, IN $113,681

Galveston, TX $113,681

Springfield, OR $113,590

Medford, OR $113,316

Fort Collins, CO $113,270

Austin, TX $113,178

Mesa, AZ $112,938

Phoenix, AZ $112,915

Dallas, TX $112,881

Reading, PA $112,813

Saint Cloud, MN $112,767

Concord, NH $112,664

Madison, WI $112,618

Utica, NY $112,310

Raleigh, NC $112,218

Las Vegas, NV $112,207

Rochester, NY $112,127

Des Moines, IA $112,115

Atlanta, GA $111,932

Battle Creek, MI $111,898

Salt Lake City, UT $111,864

Lancaster, PA $111,692

Champaign, IL $111,669

Harrisburg, PA $111,532

Durham, NC $111,429

Kansas City, MO $111,418

Kansas City, KS $111,395

Fort Worth, TX $111,384

Boca Raton, FL $111,338

Cleveland, OH $111,327

Columbus, OH $111,304

Pittsburgh, PA $111,292

Richmond, VA $111,246

Indianapolis, IN $111,224

Cincinnati, OH $111,075

Petersburg, VA $110,904

Billings, MT $110,652

Lansing, MI $110,652

Huntsville, AL $110,652

Lebanon, PA $110,641

Dayton, OH $110,629

Pueblo, CO $110,629

Appleton, WI $110,595

Buffalo, NY $110,549

Racine, WI $110,492

Charlotte, NC $110,481

Saint Louis, MO $110,446

Springfield, IL $110,401

Elkhart, IN $110,378

York, PA $110,378

Gastonia, NC $110,366

Benton Harbor, MI $110,366

Beaumont, TX $110,298

Lorain, OH $110,275

Toledo, OH $110,229

Binghamton, NY $110,172

Rock Hill, SC $110,161

Rockford, IL $110,103

Fargo, ND $110,046

Elyria, OH $110,046

Flagstaff, AZ $109,966

Fort Lauderdale, FL $109,898

Miami, FL $109,829

Duluth, MN $109,646

Bangor, ME $109,498

Cedar Rapids, IA $109,372

Louisville, KY $109,315

Grand Rapids, MI $109,292

Hialeah, FL $109,280

Casper, WY $109,120

Scranton, PA $108,983

New Orleans, LA $108,949

Virginia Beach, VA $108,937

Akron, OH $108,880

Peoria, IL $108,732

Sarasota, FL $108,709

Green Bay, WI $108,629

Baton Rouge, LA $108,572

Charleston, SC $108,549

Nashville, TN $108,514

Jamestown, NY $108,492

Davenport, IA $108,492

Tucson, AZ $108,434

Cheyenne, WY $108,400

Saint Petersburg, FL $108,366

Tampa, FL $108,343

Omaha, NE $108,320

Port Arthur, TX $108,274

Evansville, IN $108,274

Bradenton, FL $108,229

Santa Fe, NM $108,023

Orlando, FL $107,909

Clearwater, FL $107,783

Canton, OH $107,543

La Crosse, WI $107,543

Grand Forks, ND $107,509

Albuquerque, NM $107,474

Tulsa, OK $107,474

Newport News, VA $107,463

High Point, NC $107,429

Ogden, UT $107,383

Corpus Christi, TX $107,291

Laramie, WY $107,223

Norfolk, VA $107,223

Rock Island, IL $107,154

Saginaw, MI $107,131

Jacksonville, FL $107,120

Salisbury, NC $107,097

Memphis, TN $107,074

Moline, IL $107,017

Fort Myers, FL $106,983

Waterloo, IA $106,834

Spartanburg, SC $106,720

Lincoln, NE $106,663

Fort Wayne, IN $106,640

Birmingham, AL $106,514

Cedar Falls, IA $106,491

Provo, UT $106,480

Springfield, OH $106,468

San Antonio, TX $106,445

Greensboro, NC $106,400

South Bend, IN $106,388

Winston Salem, NC $106,377

Boise, ID $106,343

Savannah, GA $106,263

Muskegon, MI $106,057

Lima, OH $105,920

Lake Charles, LA $105,874

Anderson, IN $105,851

Lexington, KY $105,817

Augusta, GA $105,782

Greenville, SC $105,782

Wichita, KS $105,680

Tuscaloosa, AL $105,680

Columbia, SC $105,577

Bloomington, IN $105,291

Roanoke, VA $105,222

Asheville, NC $105,074

Knoxville, TN $104,879

Shreveport, LA $104,868

Wilmington, NC $104,719

Frankfort, KY $104,502

Oklahoma City, OK $104,422

Chillicothe, OH $104,376

Longview, TX $104,365

Topeka, KS $104,331

Mobile, AL $104,159

Terre Haute, IN $104,114

Erie, PA $104,102

Altoona, PA $104,045

Melbourne, FL $104,011

Amarillo, TX $103,965

Killeen, TX $103,931

Fayetteville, AR $103,839

Sioux Falls, SD $103,759

Chattanooga, TN $103,691

Idaho Falls, ID $103,679

Gainesville, FL $103,439

Portsmouth, OH $103,382

Little Rock, AR $103,359

Lynchburg, VA $103,359

Lafayette, LA $103,313

Youngstown, OH $103,313

Temple, TX $103,268

Daytona Beach, FL $103,245

Clarksville, TN $103,233

Pensacola, FL $103,222

Hopkinsville, KY $102,879

Charleston, WV $102,868

Florence, SC $102,810

Sioux City, IA $102,742

Macon, GA $102,410

Tallahassee, FL $102,399

Fayetteville, NC $102,376

Waco, TX $102,353

Wichita Falls, TX $102,353

Pine Bluff, AR $102,307

Vincennes, IN $102,090

Lubbock, TX $102,045

Great Falls, MT $101,976

Alamogordo, NM $101,965

Abilene, TX $101,873

Rapid City, SD $101,724

Monroe, LA $101,724

Albany, GA $101,656

Huntington, WV $101,644

Jackson, MS $101,633

Greenville, MS $101,622

Parkersburg, WV $101,507

Montgomery, AL $101,484

Johnstown, PA $101,462

Springfield, MO $101,370

Biloxi, MS $101,313

Sumter, SC $101,073

Columbus, GA $101,061

Twin Falls, ID $100,993

Pascagoula, MS $100,844

Kingsport, TN $100,547

Gulfport, MS $100,513

Alexandria, LA $100,136

Fort Smith, AR $99,850

El Paso, TX $99,541

Helena, MT $99,393

Las Cruces, NM $99,027

Harlingen, TX $98,707

Pocatello, ID $98,604

Florence, AL $98,570

Brownsville, TX $98,547

Dothan, AL $98,364

Mcallen, TX $98,307

Columbus, MS $97,461

Altus, OK $96,935

Lawton, OK $96,718

Pierre, SD $96,306

What Skills Can Increase a Surgery Nurse's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Collaboration (Mentioned in 6.46% Job Postings): Works cooperatively and shares ideas with coworkers and managers to achieve common goals and objectives.
Psychiatric (Mentioned in 2.77% Job Postings): Periodically and systematically assessing the client's dietary intake and nutritional status to ensure the effectiveness of nutrition intervention.
Wound Care (Mentioned in 2.05% Job Postings): Decontaminating medical equipment and instruments from harmful microorganisms to avoid transmission of infectious pathogens to patients.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Collaboration	6.46%
Psychiatric	2.77%
Wound Care	2.05%

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 Surgery Nurse's salary.

Care Management: Can increase your salary by up to 20%.
Clinical Care: Can increase your salary by up to 10%.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Care Management	$137,172	20%
Clinical Care	$125,741	10%
Consulting	$124,598	9%
Innovation	$123,455	8%
Diagnostic Tests	$122,312	7%
Collaborating	$120,026	5%

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Surgery Nurse Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Surgery 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 April 01, 2026

$107,647

Average $114,310/year

$121,035

$8,971

Average $9,526/month

$10,086

$2,070

Average $2,198/week

$2,328

$52

Average $55/hour

$58

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$121,035	$10,086	$2,328	$58
Average	$114,310	$9,526	$2,198	$55
25th Percentile	$107,647	$8,971	$2,070	$52

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Salary Trends for Surgery Nurse

Salaries for a Surgery Nurse can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $228,026 in 2023 to around $222,911 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Surgery Nurse salary trends, .

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2024

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