Average OR Nurse Salary in Virginia

OR nurses in Virginia earn an average of $75,625 per year (or $36.36 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$84,768
Virginia
10% lower than the national average
$75,625
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Virginia OR nurses earn 10% lower than the national average salary for OR nurses, at $84,768 (or $40.75 per hour).

OR nurse salary range in Virginia

10%
$58,356
MEDIAN
$75,842
90%
$99,601
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $99,601 $47
75th Percentile $85,833 $41
Median $75,842 $36
25th Percentile $60,881 $29

80% of Virginia OR nurses earn between $58,356 and $99,601.

Cost-of-living adjusted OR nurse salary in Virginia

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Virginia
$74,876
Overall Average
Virginia
$75,625

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Virginia OR nurses earn about $74,876 per year. Cost-of-living in Virginia is 1% higher than the national average, meaning they face higher prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Virginia for OR nurses

Richmond, VA $75,882 per year
Norfolk, VA $74,333 per year

Virginia nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where OR nurses are paid the highest is Richmond, where the average OR nurses salary is $75,882 and 12,910 registered nurses are currently employed. The Norfolk area comes in second, with a $74,333 average OR nurse salary and 14,330 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 Virginia?

Renal Nurse $86,265 per year
Radiology Nurse $84,693 per year
Research Nurse $84,348 per year
Clinical Informatics Nurse $83,312 per year
PACU Nurse $82,431 per year
Infection Control Nurse $82,431 per year
Quality Assurance Nurse $81,395 per year
Oncology Nurse $81,089 per year
Occupational Health Nurse $80,514 per year
Nurse Manager $80,514 per year

At a $75,625 average annual salary, OR nurses in Virginia tend to earn less than renal nurses ($86,265), radiology nurses ($84,693), research nurses ($84,348), clinical informatics nurses ($83,312), PACU nurses ($82,431), infection control nurses ($82,431), quality assurance nurses ($81,395), oncology nurses ($81,089), occupational health nurses ($80,514), and nurse managers ($80,514).

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