OR RN contract pay — advertised weekly rates
Median $2,368 a week across 12,023 live OR RN listings with posted pay, as of September 16, 2026 — +7.9% against the all-specialty national median of $2,194.
- $2,368median per week+7.9% vs national
- $2,128–$2,63025th–75th percentilemiddle half of listings
- $2,394mean per week+6.5% vs national
- $61.40median hourly equivalentfrom 11,573 listings with posted hours
- 12,023listings 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 — 12,023 of them as of September 16, 2026. 95% 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 59 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 | 12,023 | $2,128 | $2,368 | $2,630 | $2,394 | $61.40 (n=11,573) | +7.9% |
| National | 155,180 | $1,965 | $2,194 | $2,485 | $2,248 | $59.33 (n=147,568) | — |
States, ranked by median
| # | State | Listings | Median / wk | 25th–75th pct / wk | Median hourly equiv. | vs national | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | 90 | $2,820 | $2,679–$2,940 | $70.75 | +28.5% | 90 jobs |
| 2 | California | 515 | $2,800 | $2,583–$3,020 | $73.31 | +27.6% | 515 jobs |
| 3 | Massachusetts | 707 | $2,765 | $2,584–$2,998 | $71.63 | +26.0% | 707 jobs |
| 4 | Nebraska | 100 | $2,690 | $2,475–$2,821 | $68.69 | +22.6% | 100 jobs |
| 5 | Nevada | 50 | $2,684 | $2,446–$2,767 | $73.23 | +22.3% | 50 jobs |
| 6 | New Hampshire | 172 | $2,681 | $2,512–$2,818 | $68.86 | +22.2% | 172 jobs |
| 7 | Vermont | 103 | $2,662 | $2,511–$2,791 | $68.76 | +21.3% | 103 jobs |
| 8 | New York | 218 | $2,646 | $2,421–$2,863 | $66.75 | +20.6% | 218 jobs |
| 9 | Connecticut | 138 | $2,602 | $2,347–$2,757 | $66.72 | +18.6% | 138 jobs |
| 10 | Alaska | 176 | $2,601 | $2,376–$2,901 | $67.79 | +18.6% | 176 jobs |
| 11 | Maine | 293 | $2,591 | $2,405–$2,926 | $68.64 | +18.1% | 293 jobs |
| 12 | Minnesota | 118 | $2,590 | $2,398–$2,743 | $66.61 | +18.0% | 118 jobs |
| 13 | South Dakota | 68 | $2,576 | $2,414–$2,834 | $64.85 | +17.4% | 68 jobs |
| 14 | Wisconsin | 301 | $2,567 | $2,308–$2,777 | $65.21 | +17.0% | 301 jobs |
| 15 | Iowa | 253 | $2,548 | $2,426–$2,757 | $66.09 | +16.1% | 253 jobs |
| 16 | Idaho | 48 | $2,507 | $2,405–$2,595 | $62.68 | +14.3% | 48 jobs |
| 17 | Illinois | 402 | $2,506 | $2,236–$2,822 | $65.18 | +14.2% | 402 jobs |
| 18 | New Jersey | 117 | $2,480 | $2,337–$2,660 | $67.00 | +13.0% | 117 jobs |
| 19 | Kentucky | 236 | $2,460 | $2,215–$2,610 | $63.05 | +12.1% | 236 jobs |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | 329 | $2,459 | $2,232–$2,660 | $63.10 | +12.1% | 329 jobs |
| 21 | New Mexico | 222 | $2,448 | $2,332–$2,570 | $63.06 | +11.6% | 222 jobs |
| 22 | Washington | 172 | $2,419 | $2,206–$2,589 | $61.30 | +10.3% | 172 jobs |
| 23 | Montana | 225 | $2,413 | $2,300–$2,624 | $63.18 | +10.0% | 225 jobs |
| 24 | Louisiana | 191 | $2,387 | $2,246–$2,519 | $60.93 | +8.8% | 191 jobs |
| 25 | West Virginia | 291 | $2,386 | $2,088–$2,545 | $63.30 | +8.8% | 291 jobs |
| 26 | Kansas | 157 | $2,371 | $2,225–$2,510 | $61.56 | +8.1% | 157 jobs |
| 27 | Indiana | 290 | $2,364 | $2,219–$2,531 | $61.92 | +7.7% | 290 jobs |
| 28 | Arizona | 286 | $2,349 | $2,010–$2,506 | $60.03 | +7.1% | 286 jobs |
| 29 | Washington, DC | 41 | $2,326 | $2,234–$2,947 | $63.42 | +6.0% | 41 jobs |
| 30 | Michigan | 333 | $2,324 | $2,164–$2,499 | $60.04 | +5.9% | 333 jobs |
| 31 | Colorado | 729 | $2,318 | $2,154–$2,543 | $61.33 | +5.7% | 729 jobs |
| 32 | Virginia | 285 | $2,311 | $2,172–$2,433 | $60.48 | +5.3% | 285 jobs |
| 33 | Maryland | 190 | $2,302 | $2,124–$2,502 | $60.38 | +4.9% | 190 jobs |
| 34 | Oklahoma | 213 | $2,287 | $2,150–$2,427 | $59.15 | +4.2% | 213 jobs |
| 35 | Ohio | 380 | $2,262 | $2,016–$2,507 | $59.00 | +3.1% | 380 jobs |
| 36 | Hawaii | 56 | $2,259 | $2,040–$2,596 | $59.29 | +3.0% | 56 jobs |
| 37 | Missouri | 274 | $2,215 | $2,017–$2,422 | $57.83 | +1.0% | 274 jobs |
| 38 | Utah | 63 | $2,198 | $2,076–$2,294 | $56.00 | +0.2% | 63 jobs |
| 39 | Tennessee | 335 | $2,179 | $2,046–$2,350 | $56.27 | −0.7% | 335 jobs |
| 40 | Georgia | 696 | $2,169 | $2,036–$2,295 | $55.92 | −1.1% | 696 jobs |
| 41 | North Carolina | 275 | $2,122 | $1,970–$2,264 | $55.11 | −3.3% | 275 jobs |
| 42 | Texas | 1,148 | $2,095 | $1,924–$2,296 | $54.53 | −4.5% | 1,148 jobs |
| 43 | South Carolina | 302 | $2,034 | $1,904–$2,162 | $53.40 | −7.3% | 302 jobs |
| 44 | Florida | 293 | $2,016 | $1,882–$2,178 | $52.96 | −8.1% | 293 jobs |
| 45 | Alabama | 104 | $2,011 | $1,883–$2,309 | $52.50 | −8.3% | 104 jobs |
Too few listings to rank (under 30): Rhode Island (26), Mississippi (5), Arkansas (3), Delaware (2), North Dakota (1), Wyoming (1).
By work type
| Work type | Listings | Median / wk | 25th–75th pct / wk | Mean / wk | Median hourly equiv. | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travel | 11,408 | $2,384 | $2,150–$2,642 | $2,413 | $61.70 (n=11,023) | +8.7% |
| Contract | 527 | $2,016 | $1,800–$2,196 | $2,028 | $52.20 (n=525) | −8.1% |
| Full-time | 81 | $1,728 | $1,728–$2,304 | $2,040 | $58.50 (n=25) | −21.2% |
| Not stated | 4 | too few listings to report (under 30) | ||||
| Per diem / PRN | 3 | 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 | 8,989 | $2,350 | $2,113–$2,610 | $2,376 | $60.93 (n=8,944) | +7.1% |
| Not stated | 1,295 | $2,420 | $2,176–$2,700 | $2,469 | $60.89 (n=904) | +10.3% |
| Nights | 1,089 | $2,362 | $2,146–$2,607 | $2,376 | $62.50 (n=1,085) | +7.7% |
| Rotating | 389 | $2,541 | $2,335–$2,765 | $2,538 | $66.67 (n=382) | +15.8% |
| Evenings | 261 | $2,458 | $2,185–$2,740 | $2,477 | $63.14 (n=258) | +12.0% |
Cite this page
RN Jobs Near Me. (2026). OR RN contract pay — advertised weekly rates. Retrieved September 16, 2026 from https://rnjobsnearme.com/rn-salary/operating-room. Data as of September 16, 2026.
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