LIVE MARKET·479 CO postings · last 180 days·Updated April 30, 2026

Operating Room (OR) Nurse salary in Colorado: $76.15/hr$3,046/wk$158,392/yr median.

Pay range $71.65$2,866$149,032–$80.54/hr$3,222/wk$167,523/yr across the middle 50% of 479 active Colorado postings from 81 employers.

1.3% above the national Operating Room (OR) Nurse median of $75.15/hr · #10 of 48 states with live data.

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Median /hr/wk/yr
$76.15$3,046$158,392
P25–P75
$71.65$2,866$149,032–$80.54$3,222$167,523
middle 50%
Postings
479
last 180 days
Employers
81
in CO
01·NEIGHBORING STATES·OPERATING ROOM (OR) NURSE

How Colorado compares with its neighbors.

01Colorado (this page)479 postings
$76.15/hr$3,046/wk$158,392/yr
02Arizona231 postings
$76.03/hr$3,041/wk$158,142/yr
03New Mexico150 postings
$74.20/hr$2,968/wk$154,336/yr
04Nebraska79 postings
$74.15/hr$2,966/wk$154,232/yr
05Wyoming16 postings
$72.33/hr$2,893/wk$150,446/yr
06Kansas24 postings
$65.00/hr$2,600/wk$135,200/yr
07Oklahoma39 postings
$62.00/hr$2,480/wk$128,960/yr
02·TOP-PAYING STATES·48 STATES WITH LIVE DATA

Where Operating Room (OR) Nurse pay is highest nationally.

See all 48 states →National Operating Room (OR) Nurse salary
04·FREQUENTLY ASKED·OPERATING ROOM (OR) NURSE · CO

Operating Room (OR) Nurse pay in Colorado, answered.

How much does an Operating Room (OR) Nurse make in Colorado?

The median Operating Room (OR) Nurse pay in Colorado is $76.15/hr (about $158,392/yr), based on 479 job postings with listed pay over the last 180 days.

What is the Operating Room (OR) Nurse pay range in Colorado?

The middle 50% of Colorado postings pay $71.65–$80.54/hr. Listed pay runs from $48.44 to $100.22/hr.

Do Operating Room (OR) Nurses in Colorado earn more than the national average?

Colorado pays 1.3% more than the national Operating Room (OR) Nurse median of $75.15/hr, ranking #10 of 48 states with live data.

How many employers are hiring Operating Room (OR) Nurses in Colorado?

81 employers posted Operating Room (OR) Nurse roles with listed pay in Colorado over the last 180 days.

Figures come from active US healthcare job postings with listed pay in Colorado, collected over the last 180 days. States with fewer than 50 postings are shown on the national page only.