LIVE MARKET·147 IA postings · last 180 days·Updated April 30, 2026

Operating Room (OR) Nurse salary in Iowa: $75.00/hr$3,000/wk$156,000/yr median.

Pay range $70.80$2,832$147,264–$78.83/hr$3,153/wk$163,966/yr across the middle 50% of 147 active Iowa postings from 47 employers.

0.2% below the national Operating Room (OR) Nurse median of $75.15/hr · #15 of 48 states with live data.

Median /hr/wk/yr

$75.00$3,000$156,000

P25–P75

$70.80$2,832$147,264–$78.83$3,153$163,966

middle 50%

Postings

147

last 180 days

Employers

47

in IA

01·NEIGHBORING STATES·OPERATING ROOM (OR) NURSE

How Iowa compares with its neighbors.

01Iowa (this page)147 postings

$75.00/hr$3,000/wk$156,000/yr

02Nebraska79 postings

$74.15/hr$2,966/wk$154,232/yr 03Wisconsin226 postings

$73.65/hr$2,946/wk$153,192/yr 04Missouri72 postings

$73.32/hr$2,933/wk$152,506/yr

05Minnesota25 postings

$73.00/hr$2,920/wk$151,840/yr

06Illinois237 postings

$72.95/hr$2,918/wk$151,736/yr 07South Dakota138 postings

$72.81/hr$2,912/wk$151,445/yr

02·TOP-PAYING STATES·48 STATES WITH LIVE DATA

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

01California948 postings

$81.18/hr$3,247/wk$168,854/yr 02Massachusetts419 postings

$81.00/hr$3,240/wk$168,480/yr 03Hawaii52 postings

$80.89/hr$3,236/wk$168,251/yr

04Tennessee21 postings

$79.39/hr$3,176/wk$165,131/yr

05Delaware47 postings

$79.28/hr$3,171/wk$164,902/yr

See all 48 states →National Operating Room (OR) Nurse salary

03·OTHER ROLES IN IOWA·12 ROLES

More healthcare salaries in Iowa.

01Cath Lab Nurse536 postings

$78.07/hr$3,123/wk$162,386/yr 02Cardiac Catheterization Technologist359 postings

$75.90/hr$3,036/wk$157,872/yr 03Electrophysiology Lab Nurse (EP Nurse)69 postings

$72.68/hr$2,907/wk$151,174/yr 04Labor & Delivery Nurse499 postings

$71.19/hr$2,848/wk$148,075/yr 05Pediatric ICU Nurse58 postings

$70.00/hr$2,800/wk$145,600/yr 06Emergency Department Nurse185 postings

$63.80/hr$2,552/wk$132,704/yr 07ICU Nurse219 postings

$62.86/hr$2,514/wk$130,749/yr 08Med-Surg Nurse505 postings

$62.67/hr$2,507/wk$130,354/yr 09Med Surg/Telemetry Nurse242 postings

$61.85/hr$2,474/wk$128,648/yr 10Medical Surgical Nurse (Medsurg)440 postings

$61.00/hr$2,440/wk$126,880/yr 11Telemetry Nurse300 postings

$60.86/hr$2,434/wk$126,589/yr 12Registered Nurse (RN)599 postings

$57.81/hr$2,312/wk$120,245/yr

All Registered Nurse (RN) salaries →

04·FREQUENTLY ASKED·OPERATING ROOM (OR) NURSE · IA

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

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

The median Operating Room (OR) Nurse pay in Iowa is $75.00/hr (about $156,000/yr), based on 147 job postings with listed pay over the last 180 days.

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

The middle 50% of Iowa postings pay $70.80–$78.83/hr. Listed pay runs from $23.45 to $99.75/hr.

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

Iowa pays 0.2% less than the national Operating Room (OR) Nurse median of $75.15/hr, ranking #15 of 48 states with live data.

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

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

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