Average OR Nurse Salary in Minnesota

OR nurses in Minnesota earn an average of $85,142 per year (or $40.93 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$84,768
Minnesota
0% higher than the national average
$85,142
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Minnesota OR nurses earn 0% higher than the national average salary for OR nurses, at $84,768 (or $40.75 per hour).

OR nurse salary range in Minnesota

10%
$61,655
MEDIAN
$80,147
90%
$102,955
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $102,955 $49
75th Percentile $100,695 $48
Median $80,147 $38
25th Percentile $75,780 $36

80% of Minnesota OR nurses earn between $61,655 and $102,955.

Cost-of-living adjusted OR nurse salary in Minnesota

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Minnesota
$86,351
Overall Average
Minnesota
$85,142

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Minnesota OR nurses earn about $86,351 per year. Cost-of-living in Minnesota is 1% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Minnesota for OR nurses

Minneapolis, MN $87,837 per year
Rochester, MN $87,614 per year

Minnesota nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where OR nurses are paid the highest is Minneapolis, where the average OR nurses salary is $87,837 and 41,850 registered nurses are currently employed. The Rochester area comes in second, with a $87,614 average OR nurse salary and 9,190 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
Maryland $81,043 per year
Arizona $81,600 per year

How much do other nurses get paid in Minnesota?

Neurology Nurse $102,345 per year
Blood Management Nurse $100,623 per year
Trauma Nurse $100,071 per year
Nurse Manager $98,688 per year
Clinical Informatics Nurse $97,720 per year
Research Nurse $97,362 per year
Urology Nurse $96,037 per year
Transplant Nurse $95,766 per year
Renal Nurse $95,766 per year
Infusion Nurse $95,427 per year

At a $85,142 average annual salary, OR nurses in Minnesota tend to earn less than neurology nurses ($102,345), blood management nurses ($100,623), trauma nurses ($100,071), nurse managers ($98,688), clinical informatics nurses ($97,720), research nurses ($97,362), urology nurses ($96,037), transplant nurses ($95,766), renal nurses ($95,766), and infusion nurses ($95,427).

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