LIVE MARKET·72 MO postings · last 180 days·Updated April 30, 2026

Operating Room (OR) Nurse salary in Missouri: $73.32/hr$2,933/wk$152,506/yr median.

Pay range $70.58$2,823$146,806–$76.30/hr$3,052/wk$158,704/yr across the middle 50% of 72 active Missouri postings from 35 employers.

2.4% below the national Operating Room (OR) Nurse median of $75.15/hr · #25 of 48 states with live data.

Show pay as
Median /hr/wk/yr
$73.32$2,933$152,506
P25–P75
$70.58$2,823$146,806–$76.30$3,052$158,704
middle 50%
Postings
72
last 180 days
Employers
35
in MO
01·NEIGHBORING STATES·OPERATING ROOM (OR) NURSE

How Missouri compares with its neighbors.

01Tennessee21 postings
$79.39/hr$3,176/wk$165,131/yr
02Iowa147 postings
$75.00/hr$3,000/wk$156,000/yr03Nebraska79 postings
$74.15/hr$2,966/wk$154,232/yr
04Missouri (this page)72 postings
$73.32/hr$2,933/wk$152,506/yr
05Illinois237 postings
$72.95/hr$2,918/wk$151,736/yr
06Kansas24 postings
$65.00/hr$2,600/wk$135,200/yr
07Oklahoma39 postings
$62.00/hr$2,480/wk$128,960/yr
08Kentucky49 postings
$60.00/hr$2,400/wk$124,800/yr
09Arkansas18 postings
$58.00/hr$2,320/wk$120,640/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/yr02Massachusetts419 postings
$81.00/hr$3,240/wk$168,480/yr03Hawaii52 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 MISSOURI·12 ROLES

More healthcare salaries in Missouri.

01Cath Lab Nurse324 postings
$73.30/hr$2,932/wk$152,464/yr02First Assist Nurse118 postings
$72.60/hr$2,904/wk$151,008/yr03Interventional Radiology Nurse (IR RN)100 postings
$71.93/hr$2,877/wk$149,614/yr04Med Surg/Telemetry Nurse90 postings
$61.42/hr$2,457/wk$127,754/yr05PCU Nurse172 postings
$61.31/hr$2,452/wk$127,525/yr06ICU Nurse236 postings
$59.60/hr$2,384/wk$123,968/yr07Cardiac Nurse106 postings
$58.42/hr$2,337/wk$121,514/yr08Telemetry Nurse388 postings
$57.96/hr$2,318/wk$120,557/yr09Med-Surg Nurse308 postings
$57.61/hr$2,304/wk$119,829/yr10Emergency Department Nurse122 postings
$57.00/hr$2,280/wk$118,560/yr11Registered Nurse (RN)518 postings
$54.31/hr$2,172/wk$112,965/yr12Medical Surgical Nurse (Medsurg)301 postings
$54.00/hr$2,160/wk$112,320/yr
All Registered Nurse (RN) salaries →
04·FREQUENTLY ASKED·OPERATING ROOM (OR) NURSE · MO

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

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

The median Operating Room (OR) Nurse pay in Missouri is $73.32/hr (about $152,506/yr), based on 72 job postings with listed pay over the last 180 days.

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

The middle 50% of Missouri postings pay $70.58–$76.30/hr. Listed pay runs from $52.47 to $83.42/hr.

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

Missouri pays 2.4% less than the national Operating Room (OR) Nurse median of $75.15/hr, ranking #25 of 48 states with live data.

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

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

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