Comparing Wages in the OR setting

mikethern · Sep 12, 2007

RN with 11 years experience in Central California. $44.50 an hour per diem (no benefits.)

Mr. & Mrs. RN · Sep 14, 2007

New grad, outpatient surgery clinic in Idaho, $18 starting.

Talia1981 · Sep 14, 2007

New grad ADN Boston $27.00 base pay M-F 7-3

ebear, BSN, RN · Sep 22, 2007

Charlotte,NC area. ASN. 34 yrs. exp. CNOR. base pay $25/hr. + shift diff. $4/hr (any hrs.on 3-11) + $4/hr call pay (call pay is deducted when clocked in) Good benefits. Weekend diff. also applies (goes to $32/hr)

"Y'all come"

ebear

RNnPROUD · Sep 23, 2007

I live in Philly, graduated nursing school last year, I work in an O.R and make $29.00 an hour. :balloons:

prepacuornurse · Sep 25, 2007

I work in a small town ambulatory surgery center.There are only five of us nurses. 4 Rn's and 1 LPN. The patients who come in only receive conscious sedation. We have no general anesthesia.
My questions might be a little bold to be asking. I was wondering what kind of wages are being paid to be an OR nurse.
I am now getting 17.89 an hour. I am fairly new in this field. I graduated with a ADN in 1999. I was just curious and was wondering what was out there in terms of wages.
dmclung

I have been working at an Ambulatory Surgery Center in Buffalo New York for 5 years and was trained in the OR around a year ago and I make 23.50 and hour. My facility pays very well. I know alot of the other nurses make considerably more also.

veritas · Sep 25, 2007

Wow!

Nursing salary in USA is scary! We're Australian nurses and we thought USA was the "land of dreams".... looking at the low pay is making us reconsider coming to USA...

yogacat · Oct 3, 2007

Are you people kidding me? Anything less than $25/hr is a complete and utter insult! The OR is hard HARD work. I'm in AZ and I get $30/hr. At this juncture in my career, that amount of money is getting to be not enough. Granted, you usually don't have to deal with awake patients or their families ... but having to deal with narcissistic surgeons (the majority of them really are), turnover times not fast enough, administration riding your butt (turnover is never fast enough!), vendors, catty scrub techs, moving unbelievably heavy furniture, and faster, faster, faster ... double the 30/hr and MAYBE it'll be acceptable.:monkeydance:

ebear, BSN, RN · Oct 4, 2007

yogacat,

No we people aren't kidding you! It pretty much sucks in most places!

ebear:angryfire

yogacat · Oct 4, 2007

Wow! I didn't wish to offend. Lo pay and hi expectations: reason number 312 why healthcare is going down the tubes. Sorry!

ebear, BSN, RN · Oct 4, 2007

yogacat !

NO!!! you didn't offend!! The angry face was not intended for you! It was about the situation we're all in! IT SUCKS! :lol2:

ebear

shodobe · Oct 4, 2007

You know, it still depends where you work and live.Some areas of the country aren't as expensive as others and the wage should reflect that. I can't see where new grads should expect and get what they THINK they deserve just because they happen to graduate from nursing school. I started out at $7/hour in the beginning 30 years ago and that was a very good wage. After 30 years I make a very good wage and can't complain. People live where they want to live and shouldn't complain just because they don't make the money others make in more metro areas. People also should expect it to take a few years to make what others make after many long years as a nurse. I feel downright insulted when I read about some wet behind the ear newbie starting out just a few dollars less than me. At that rate I should be making $100 an hour! People should just relax and be grateful they can find work at all, and if they don't feel grateful find another profession.