OR RN contract pay — advertised weekly rates
Median $2,421 a week across 11,268 live OR RN listings with posted pay, as of November 1, 2026 — +7.8% against the all-specialty national median of $2,246.
- $2,421median per week+7.8% vs national
- $2,181–$2,68725th–75th percentilemiddle half of listings
- $2,442mean per week+6.1% vs national
- $62.80median hourly equivalentfrom 10,772 listings with posted hours
- 11,268listings with posted paylive listings, updated every 6 hours
What these figures are
Advertised contract rates, not earned wages. Every number on this page comes from a live RN listing for OR that posted a rate — 11,268 of them as of November 1, 2026. 94% are travel contracts, so the figures describe what agencies and employers are offering for contract work this week, usually including housing and meal stipends — not staff salaries and not what any nurse took home. A further 70 listings for OR post no rate and are excluded. Weekly figures use the top of each advertised range; hourly equivalents divide by the posted hours where a listing gives them. These figures are complementary to BLS wage data, which reports earned staff wages annually — they are not a substitute for it. Full methodology.
| Group | Listings | 25th pct / wk | Median / wk | 75th pct / wk | Mean / wk | Median hourly equiv. | vs national median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 11,268 | $2,181 | $2,421 | $2,687 | $2,442 | $62.80 (n=10,772) | +7.8% |
| National | 162,728 | $1,994 | $2,246 | $2,547 | $2,301 | $60.25 (n=152,796) | — |
States, ranked by median
| # | State | Listings | Median / wk | 25th–75th pct / wk | Median hourly equiv. | vs national | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut | 208 | $2,852 | $2,634–$2,940 | $71.93 | +27.0% | 208 jobs |
| 2 | New Hampshire | 241 | $2,843 | $2,649–$2,978 | $71.75 | +26.6% | 241 jobs |
| 3 | Alaska | 120 | $2,841 | $2,620–$3,056 | $73.00 | +26.5% | 120 jobs |
| 4 | North Dakota | 114 | $2,791 | $2,557–$2,958 | $70.19 | +24.3% | 114 jobs |
| 5 | Massachusetts | 432 | $2,770 | $2,514–$3,027 | $72.53 | +23.3% | 432 jobs |
| 6 | South Dakota | 89 | $2,768 | $2,568–$2,890 | $69.90 | +23.2% | 89 jobs |
| 7 | California | 535 | $2,738 | $2,506–$2,976 | $69.30 | +21.9% | 535 jobs |
| 8 | Vermont | 77 | $2,700 | $2,539–$2,873 | $68.53 | +20.2% | 77 jobs |
| 9 | Maine | 253 | $2,690 | $2,521–$2,917 | $70.33 | +19.8% | 253 jobs |
| 10 | Minnesota | 77 | $2,677 | $2,419–$2,833 | $67.13 | +19.2% | 77 jobs |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 356 | $2,667 | $2,453–$2,899 | $69.08 | +18.7% | 356 jobs |
| 12 | Illinois | 394 | $2,660 | $2,402–$2,887 | $69.14 | +18.4% | 394 jobs |
| 13 | Nebraska | 100 | $2,648 | $2,491–$2,797 | $69.17 | +17.9% | 100 jobs |
| 14 | Montana | 220 | $2,617 | $2,446–$2,821 | $66.53 | +16.5% | 220 jobs |
| 15 | New Jersey | 39 | $2,600 | $2,484–$2,711 | $70.00 | +15.8% | 39 jobs |
| 16 | Iowa | 150 | $2,595 | $2,397–$2,797 | $64.75 | +15.5% | 150 jobs |
| 17 | Oregon | 223 | $2,530 | $2,338–$2,834 | $65.98 | +12.6% | 223 jobs |
| 18 | Hawaii | 42 | $2,530 | $2,268–$2,659 | $63.00 | +12.6% | 42 jobs |
| 19 | Kansas | 175 | $2,520 | $2,328–$2,664 | $63.10 | +12.2% | 175 jobs |
| 20 | West Virginia | 389 | $2,497 | $2,359–$2,648 | $65.80 | +11.2% | 389 jobs |
| 21 | Kentucky | 230 | $2,484 | $2,250–$2,675 | $65.54 | +10.6% | 230 jobs |
| 22 | New York | 287 | $2,473 | $2,331–$2,695 | $65.50 | +10.1% | 287 jobs |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | 343 | $2,433 | $2,258–$2,701 | $64.09 | +8.3% | 343 jobs |
| 24 | Maryland | 195 | $2,432 | $2,212–$2,598 | $63.25 | +8.3% | 195 jobs |
| 25 | Arizona | 381 | $2,414 | $2,166–$2,560 | $61.53 | +7.5% | 381 jobs |
| 26 | Michigan | 352 | $2,406 | $2,196–$2,671 | $62.38 | +7.1% | 352 jobs |
| 27 | Colorado | 346 | $2,394 | $2,188–$2,621 | $63.10 | +6.6% | 346 jobs |
| 28 | Virginia | 298 | $2,387 | $2,256–$2,497 | $60.78 | +6.3% | 298 jobs |
| 29 | Washington | 258 | $2,387 | $2,153–$2,564 | $61.94 | +6.3% | 258 jobs |
| 30 | Indiana | 364 | $2,346 | $2,192–$2,474 | $60.54 | +4.5% | 364 jobs |
| 31 | Idaho | 155 | $2,343 | $2,177–$2,564 | $58.95 | +4.3% | 155 jobs |
| 32 | Louisiana | 164 | $2,330 | $2,200–$2,499 | $59.39 | +3.7% | 164 jobs |
| 33 | New Mexico | 213 | $2,264 | $2,117–$2,420 | $59.05 | +0.8% | 213 jobs |
| 34 | Oklahoma | 253 | $2,229 | $2,057–$2,407 | $57.26 | −0.8% | 253 jobs |
| 35 | Ohio | 389 | $2,207 | $2,023–$2,526 | $58.00 | −1.7% | 389 jobs |
| 36 | Florida | 444 | $2,197 | $2,040–$2,358 | $57.28 | −2.2% | 444 jobs |
| 37 | Tennessee | 176 | $2,196 | $2,009–$2,359 | $57.97 | −2.2% | 176 jobs |
| 38 | Missouri | 253 | $2,179 | $1,942–$2,461 | $57.93 | −3.0% | 253 jobs |
| 39 | Georgia | 702 | $2,178 | $2,007–$2,324 | $56.39 | −3.0% | 702 jobs |
| 40 | Texas | 777 | $2,177 | $1,995–$2,369 | $56.18 | −3.1% | 777 jobs |
| 41 | North Carolina | 214 | $2,120 | $1,997–$2,264 | $54.88 | −5.6% | 214 jobs |
| 42 | Alabama | 49 | $2,074 | $1,885–$2,287 | $51.38 | −7.7% | 49 jobs |
| 43 | South Carolina | 105 | $2,006 | $1,875–$2,119 | $52.18 | −10.7% | 105 jobs |
Too few listings to rank (under 30): Washington, DC (25), Nevada (24), Arkansas (23), Rhode Island (8), Utah (4), Wyoming (2).
By work type
| Work type | Listings | Median / wk | 25th–75th pct / wk | Mean / wk | Median hourly equiv. | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | 10,583 | $2,443 | $2,210–$2,703 | $2,469 | $63.28 (n=10,150) | +8.8% |
| Contract | 597 | $2,052 | $1,800–$2,268 | $2,048 | $53.05 (n=596) | −8.6% |
| Full-time | 83 | $1,728 | $1,656–$2,016 | $1,870 | $46.50 (n=26) | −23.1% |
| Not stated | 5 | too few listings to report (under 30) | ||||
By shift
| Shift | Listings | Median / wk | 25th–75th pct / wk | Mean / wk | Median hourly equiv. | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days | 8,912 | $2,406 | $2,162–$2,665 | $2,422 | $62.49 (n=8,858) | +7.1% |
| Not stated | 853 | $2,580 | $2,290–$2,900 | $2,605 | $61.18 (n=416) | +14.9% |
| Nights | 776 | $2,377 | $2,155–$2,600 | $2,397 | $64.04 (n=772) | +5.8% |
| Evenings | 373 | $2,498 | $2,268–$2,748 | $2,512 | $63.88 (n=372) | +11.2% |
| Rotating | 354 | $2,557 | $2,310–$2,743 | $2,564 | $67.45 (n=354) | +13.8% |
Cite this page
RN Jobs Near Me. (2026). OR RN contract pay — advertised weekly rates. Retrieved November 1, 2026 from https://rnjobsnearme.com/rn-salary/operating-room. Data as of November 1, 2026.
Licence: CC BY 4.0. Reproduce the figures, tables and charts freely — in print or online — with attribution to RN Jobs Near Me and a link. Figures are advertised contract rates from live listings, not earned wages; the methodology explains what is and is not counted. The numbers on this page are also available as CSV, with the citation and licence on its first line.