Average base compensation by job title and facility size:
1. Staff nurse
$65,400 at small facilities (10 or less ORs)
$67,100 at large facilities (more than 10 ORs)
2. Vice president/director/assistant director of nursing
$92,000 at small facilities (10 or less ORs)
$121,900 at large facilities (more than 10 ORs)
3. Nurse manager/team leader/business manager/coordinator/supervisor
$78,200 at small facilities (10 or less ORs)
$84,900 at large facilities (more than 10 ORs)
4. Clinical nurse specialist with a master of science degree or higher
$85,600 at large facilities (more than 10 ORs)
5. RN first assistant
$70,900 at small facilities (10 or less ORs)
$76,300 at large facilities (more than 10 ORs)
Average size and compensation by facility type:
6. Acute-care hospital, general/community
Size (average number of ORs): 14
Average staff nurse base compensation: $64,700
7. Acute-care hospital, university/academic
Size (average number of ORs): 27
Average staff nurse base compensation: $72,400
8. Acute-care hospital, specialty
Size (average number of ORs): 18
Average staff nurse base compensation: $69,000
9. ASC, general/community
Size (average number of ORs): 13
Average staff nurse base compensation: $60,100
10. ASC, university/academic
Size (average number of ORs): 23
Average staff nurse base compensation: $70,500
Read the AORN survey on perioperative nursing compensation and salaries.
Read other coverage about compensation:
– Compensation for Healthcare Quality Professionals Increase, Unemployment Decreases
