Average OR Nurse Salary in Arkansas

OR nurses in Arkansas earn an average of $81,422 per year (or $39.15 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$84,768
Arkansas
3% lower than the national average
$81,422
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Arkansas OR nurses earn 3% lower than the national average salary for OR nurses, at $84,768 (or $40.75 per hour).

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OR nurse salary range in Arkansas

10%
$58,781
MEDIAN
$76,127
90%
$98,286
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $98,286 $47
75th Percentile $93,065 $44
Median $76,127 $36
25th Percentile $73,553 $35

80% of Arkansas OR nurses earn between $58,781 and $98,286.

Cost-of-living adjusted OR nurse salary in Arkansas

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Arkansas
$91,281
Overall Average
Arkansas
$81,422

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Arkansas OR nurses earn about $91,281 per year. Cost-of-living in Arkansas is 10% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Arkansas for OR nurses

Conway, AR $86,186 per year

Arkansas nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where OR nurses are paid the highest is Conway, where the average OR nurses salary is $86,186 and 10,400 registered nurses are currently employed.

OR nurses salaries in other states

California $127,597 per year
Oregon $113,329 per year
Massachusetts $95,932 per year
Washington $91,927 per year
New York $94,719 per year
Nevada $85,761 per year
New Jersey $95,805 per year
Connecticut $91,654 per year
Minnesota $85,142 per year
Maryland $81,043 per year

How much do other nurses get paid in Arkansas?

Ambulatory Nurse $85,493 per year
Nurse Educator $83,458 per year
PACU Nurse $83,458 per year
Primary Care Nurse $79,387 per year
PCU Nurse $77,351 per year
Psychiatric Nurse $74,104 per year
ICU Nurse $73,280 per year
Telemetry Nurse $72,527 per year
NICU Nurse $71,753 per year
Dialysis Nurse $71,743 per year

At a $81,422 average annual salary, OR nurses in Arkansas tend to earn less than ambulatory nurses ($85,493), nurse educators ($83,458), and PACU nurses ($83,458). They tend to earn more than primary care nurses ($79,387), PCU nurses ($77,351), psychiatric nurses ($74,104), ICU nurses ($73,280), telemetry nurses ($72,527), NICU nurses ($71,753), and dialysis nurses ($71,743).

More about OR nurses

An OR nurse is part of the surgical team in the operating room. They take care of patients prior to, during, and after surgery. The OR nurse is responsible for patient safety and makes sure the surgical team have what they need.

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Data sources: rn salary data, cost of living data, proprietary data from Incredible Health