Average OR Nurse Salary in Georgia

OR nurses in Georgia earn an average of $80,598 per year (or $38.75 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$84,768
Georgia
4% lower than the national average
$80,598
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Georgia OR nurses earn 4% lower than the national average salary for OR nurses, at $84,768 (or $40.75 per hour).

OR nurse salary range in Georgia

10%
$62,443
MEDIAN
$80,235
90%
$105,223
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $105,223 $50
75th Percentile $86,832 $41
Median $80,235 $38
25th Percentile $65,372 $31

80% of Georgia OR nurses earn between $62,443 and $105,223.

Cost-of-living adjusted OR nurse salary in Georgia

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Georgia
$85,289
Overall Average
Georgia
$80,598

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Georgia OR nurses earn about $85,289 per year. Cost-of-living in Georgia is 5% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Georgia for OR nurses

Roswell, GA $86,351 per year
Augusta, GA $77,433 per year

Georgia nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where OR nurses are paid the highest is Roswell, where the average OR nurses salary is $86,351 and 42,420 registered nurses are currently employed. The Augusta area comes in second, with a $77,433 average OR nurse salary and 6,710 registered nurses 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 Georgia?

Float Pool Nurse $86,976 per year
Clinical Informatics Nurse $86,976 per year
Quality Assurance Nurse $86,976 per year
Vascular Nurse $86,976 per year
Transplant Nurse $86,397 per year
ENT Nurse $86,010 per year
Urology Nurse $85,044 per year
Aesthetic Nurse $85,044 per year
Bariatric Nurse $84,077 per year
Endoscopy Nurse $83,111 per year

At a $80,598 average annual salary, OR nurses in Georgia tend to earn less than float pool nurses ($86,976), clinical informatics nurses ($86,976), quality assurance nurses ($86,976), vascular nurses ($86,976), transplant nurses ($86,397), ENT nurses ($86,010), urology nurses ($85,044), aesthetic nurses ($85,044), bariatric nurses ($84,077), and endoscopy nurses ($83,111).

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