Operating Room (OR) Travel Nursing Jobs and Salary

How much do Operating Room Travel Nurses make? Typically, travel nurses perform the exact same duties as their full-time counterparts however, their earning potential tends to be quite a bit higher. According to Salary.com, the average annual salary for an OR nurse salary in the United States is around $78,220, or $1,504 a week. By comparison, an OR travel nurse with Onward Healthcare can expect to earn between $1,164 and $4,792* per week, which works out to around $62,296* for a 13-week job, the most common assignment length.

^{*Disclaimer: Wages for OR travel jobs are based on average rates and may be impacted by facility budgets and seasonality and may include a combination of taxable and non-taxable earnings and reimbursements.}