1. The average hourly wage for ASC nursing staff was $31.42, up from last year’s average of $29.33. The median was $30.79.
2. Here is the average hourly wage for ASC nursing staff by region:
- West — $34.53
- Northeast — $32.01
- Southwest — $30.57
- Southeast — $29.07
- Midwest — $27.36
3. Here is the average hourly wage for ASC nursing staff by the number of operating rooms a surgery center has:
- 1-2 ORs — $31.49
- 3-4 ORs — $30.35
- More than 4 ORs — $31.11
4. Here is the average hourly wage for ASC nursing staff by the number of cases a surgery center performs in a year:
- Less than 3,000 — $33.03
- 3,000-5,999 — $30.57
- More than 5,999 — $30.11
5. Here is the average hourly wage for ASC nursing staff by the total net revenue of a surgery center:
- Less than $4.5 million — $30.35
- $4.5-$7.0 million — $30.17
- More than $7.0 million — $30.89
6. For centers that perform more than 50 percent of their cases in orthopedics, the average hourly wage for ASC nursing staff was $30.88, with a median of $30.80.
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