Average OR Nurse Salary in Wisconsin

OR nurses in Wisconsin earn an average of $75,400 per year (or $36.25 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$84,768
Wisconsin
11% lower than the national average
$75,400
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Wisconsin OR nurses earn 11% 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 Wisconsin

10%
$58,926
MEDIAN
$75,115
90%
$97,102
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $97,102 $46
75th Percentile $78,588 $37
Median $75,115 $36
25th Percentile $61,467 $29

80% of Wisconsin OR nurses earn between $58,926 and $97,102.

Cost-of-living adjusted OR nurse salary in Wisconsin

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Wisconsin
$80,901
Overall Average
Wisconsin
$75,400

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Wisconsin OR nurses earn about $80,901 per year. Cost-of-living in Wisconsin is 6% lower than the national average, meaning they face lower prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Wisconsin for OR nurses

Madison, WI $81,816 per year
Milwaukee, WI $76,704 per year
Green Bay, WI $71,416 per year

Wisconsin nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where OR nurses are paid the highest is Madison, where the average OR nurses salary is $81,816 and 9,520 registered nurses are currently employed. The Milwaukee area comes in second, with a $76,704 average OR nurse salary and 21,750 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 Wisconsin?

Wound Nurse $83,133 per year
Case Management Nurse $82,717 per year
Hematology Nurse $82,650 per year
Transplant Nurse $82,650 per year
Nurse Educator $81,200 per year
Oncology Nurse $81,200 per year
Nurse Manager $81,200 per year
ICU Nurse $81,200 per year
Infection Control Nurse $81,200 per year
Palliative Care Nurse $81,200 per year

At a $75,400 average annual salary, OR nurses in Wisconsin tend to earn less than wound nurses ($83,133), case management nurses ($82,717), hematology nurses ($82,650), transplant nurses ($82,650), nurse educators ($81,200), oncology nurses ($81,200), nurse managers ($81,200), ICU nurses ($81,200), infection control nurses ($81,200), and palliative care nurses ($81,200).

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