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Scrub, Circulate, and Service Lines
Operating room travel nurse jobs are skill-specific work: most expect a couple of years of perioperative experience and the ability to scrub or circulate across service lines with little orientation. On a given day a traveler might move from a scheduled joint replacement to an overnight trauma case, and call is often built in. Assignments usually run 8 to 13 weeks, and the case mix differs sharply from one suite to the next. Right now 212 OR contracts are posted, spread across California, Texas, and Georgia. Travelers weighing a related path can compare PACU or cath lab travel roles.
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What OR travel contracts pay now
Updated todayRight now, OR contracts land mostly near the median, and the top weekly numbers belong to heavy-call rotations and specialty lines like hearts or trauma. See where the median falls on the chart below.
$1,622
median $2,297
$3,268
$2,297
Median weekly
$1,622–$3,268
Typical range
$3,268
Top Operating Room Pay
Based on 211 live Advantis Operating Room contracts. Weekly pay shown is marketplace contract value, not a staff-nurse wage.
Live market data · by state
OR pay that goes further by state
Updated todayA top OR rate can lose to a cheaper market once rent and taxes come out, so this table ranks markets by estimated take-home, not just the sticker number. Each one carries a cited surgical-demand read.
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| State | Open jobs | Compact | Median pay | Income tax | Market outlook | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 5 | No | $2,640 | $1,558 | 4.95% flat | ~27% of RNs plan to retire within 5 years IL Nursing Workforce Center | |
| Pennsylvania | 6 | Yes ✓ | $2,568 | $1,473 | 3.07% flat | ~8% RN shortfall by 2038 (~11,970 FTE) HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term | |
| West Virginia | 4 | Yes ✓ | $2,429 | $993 | up to ~4.58% (graduated) | Above balance; aging/rural Appalachian demand HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term | |
| Wisconsin | 5 | Yes ✓ | $2,485 | $1,251 | up to 7.65% (graduated) | Surplus statewide; distribution & specialty-mix demand HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term | |
| New Hampshire | 4 | Yes ✓ | $2,638 | $2,030 | 0% | ~7% RN shortfall by 2038; aging population HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term | |
| Oregon | 4 | No | $2,554 | $1,706 | up to 9.9% (graduated) | ~6% RN shortfall by 2038; Portland-anchored HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term | |
| Kentucky | 7 | Yes ✓ | $2,410 | $1,104 | 3.5% flat | Near balance; metro + rural Appalachian demand HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term | |
| North Dakota | 3 | Yes ✓ | $2,355 | $1,074 | up to 2.5% (graduated) | Statewide surplus; frontier/oil-region demand HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term | |
| Washington | 6 | Yes ✓ | $2,550 | $2,013 | 0% | Among 10 largest RN shortages · ~17% by 2038 (~15,020 FTE) HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term | |
| South Carolina | 4 | Yes ✓ | $2,383 | $1,343 | 0%–6% graduated (top 6%) | Among 10 largest RN shortages · ~12% by 2038 (~7,250 FTE) HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term | |
| California | 27 | No | $2,654 | $2,599 | up to 13.3% (graduated) | ~78,000 RNs not working in nursing (57% age 65+) CA BRN · UCSF 2022 | |
| Indiana | 6 | Yes ✓ | $2,338 | $1,233 | 2.95% flat | ~5,000 more nurses needed by 2031 (72% of need met) Indiana Hospital Assn. · IU Bowen | |
| New Mexico | 4 | Yes ✓ | $2,346 | $1,295 | up to 5.9% (graduated) | Slight RN shortage (~2% by 2038); below-avg density HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term | |
| Oklahoma | 3 | Yes ✓ | $2,295 | $1,120 | up to 4.5% (graduated) | Among 10 largest RN shortages · ~13% by 2038 HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term | |
| Kansas | 4 | Yes ✓ | $2,273 | $1,122 | up to 5.58% (graduated) | Above balance; rural hospitals at closure risk HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term | |
| Missouri | 5 | Yes ✓ | $2,264 | $1,136 | up to 4.7% (graduated) | Statewide balance; KC/STL turnover + rural gaps HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term | |
| Arizona | 4 | Yes ✓ | $2,368 | $1,706 | 2.5% flat | Population & retiree growth sustain metro demand BLS Occupational Outlook | |
| Maine | 6 | Yes ✓ | $2,333 | $1,645 | up to 7.15% (graduated) | ~6% RN shortfall by 2038; aging population HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term | |
| New York | 6 | No | $2,487 | $2,369 | up to 10.9% (graduated) + NYC local | ~40,000 nurse shortage by 2030; 17,000+ RN openings/yr NY State DOH · DOL | |
| Louisiana | 3 | Yes ✓ | $2,179 | $1,127 | 3.0% flat | Among 10 largest RN shortages · ~11% by 2038 (~5,680 FTE) HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term | |
| Iowa | 3 | Yes ✓ | $2,150 | $1,097 | 3.8% flat | Near balance; rural/critical-access distribution demand HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term | |
| Virginia | 4 | Yes ✓ | $2,288 | $1,741 | up to 5.75% (graduated) | Among 10 largest RN shortages · ~8% by 2038 (~8,020 FTE) HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term | |
| Massachusetts | 9 | No | $2,385 | $2,289 | 5.0% flat + 4% surtax >$1M (top 9.0%) | Surplus statewide; turnover/specialty-driven demand HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term | |
| Idaho | 4 | Yes ✓ | $2,134 | $1,405 | 5.3% flat | ~6% RN shortfall by 2038; below-avg RN density HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term | |
| Texas | 15 | Yes ✓ | $2,111 | $1,517 | 0% | 57,000+ RN shortfall by 2032 (~16%) TX DSHS 2024 · 739 hospitals | |
| Colorado | 10 | Yes ✓ | $2,175 | $1,839 | 4.4% flat | ~15% RN shortfall by 2030 (~10,000 nurses) CO Center for Nursing · Mercer | |
| Ohio | 3 | Yes ✓ | $2,014 | $1,219 | 2.75% flat | Surplus statewide; high-acuity & rural distribution demand HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term | |
| Georgia | 13 | Yes ✓ | $2,064 | $1,548 | 4.99% flat | Among 10 largest RN shortages · ~20% by 2038 (~25,110 FTE) HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term | |
| Tennessee | 4 | Yes ✓ | $1,970 | $1,176 | 0% | 8,500+ RN shortfall projected by 2035 TN Hospital Assn. | |
| Florida | 10 | Yes ✓ | $2,048 | $1,935 | 0% | 59,000+ nurse shortage by 2035 (vacancy 7.8%) FL Hospital Assn. | |
| North Carolina | 6 | Yes ✓ | $1,792 | $1,373 | 3.99% flat | ~12,500 RN shortfall by 2033 (~11%) NC Nursecast · UNC Sheps |
Illinois
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5 open
Median pay $2,640
2-BR rent $1,558
State tax 4.95% flat
Compact No
Outlook: ~27% of RNs plan to retire within 5 years IL Nursing Workforce Center
Pennsylvania
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6 open
Median pay $2,568
2-BR rent $1,473
State tax 3.07% flat
Compact ✓
Outlook: ~8% RN shortfall by 2038 (~11,970 FTE) HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term
West Virginia ·
4 open
Median pay $2,429
2-BR rent $993
State tax up to ~4.58% (graduated)
Compact ✓
Outlook: Above balance; aging/rural Appalachian demand HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term
Wisconsin
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5 open
Median pay $2,485
2-BR rent $1,251
State tax up to 7.65% (graduated)
Compact ✓
Outlook: Surplus statewide; distribution & specialty-mix demand HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term
New Hampshire
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4 open
Median pay $2,638
2-BR rent $2,030
State tax 0%
Compact ✓
Outlook: ~7% RN shortfall by 2038; aging population HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term
Oregon ·
4 open
Median pay $2,554
2-BR rent $1,706
State tax up to 9.9% (graduated)
Compact No
Outlook: ~6% RN shortfall by 2038; Portland-anchored HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term
Kentucky
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7 open
Median pay $2,410
2-BR rent $1,104
State tax 3.5% flat
Compact ✓
Outlook: Near balance; metro + rural Appalachian demand HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term
North Dakota ·
3 open
Median pay $2,355
2-BR rent $1,074
State tax up to 2.5% (graduated)
Compact ✓
Outlook: Statewide surplus; frontier/oil-region demand HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term
Washington
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6 open
Median pay $2,550
2-BR rent $2,013
State tax 0%
Compact ✓
Outlook: Among 10 largest RN shortages · ~17% by 2038 (~15,020 FTE) HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term
South Carolina
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4 open
Median pay $2,383
2-BR rent $1,343
State tax 0%–6% graduated (top 6%)
Compact ✓
Outlook: Among 10 largest RN shortages · ~12% by 2038 (~7,250 FTE) HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term
California
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27 open
Median pay $2,654
2-BR rent $2,599
State tax up to 13.3% (graduated)
Compact No
Outlook: ~78,000 RNs not working in nursing (57% age 65+) CA BRN · UCSF 2022
Indiana
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6 open
Median pay $2,338
2-BR rent $1,233
State tax 2.95% flat
Compact ✓
Outlook: ~5,000 more nurses needed by 2031 (72% of need met) Indiana Hospital Assn. · IU Bowen
New Mexico
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4 open
Median pay $2,346
2-BR rent $1,295
State tax up to 5.9% (graduated)
Compact ✓
Outlook: Slight RN shortage (~2% by 2038); below-avg density HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term
Oklahoma
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3 open
Median pay $2,295
2-BR rent $1,120
State tax up to 4.5% (graduated)
Compact ✓
Outlook: Among 10 largest RN shortages · ~13% by 2038 HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term
Kansas
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4 open
Median pay $2,273
2-BR rent $1,122
State tax up to 5.58% (graduated)
Compact ✓
Outlook: Above balance; rural hospitals at closure risk HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term
Missouri
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5 open
Median pay $2,264
2-BR rent $1,136
State tax up to 4.7% (graduated)
Compact ✓
Outlook: Statewide balance; KC/STL turnover + rural gaps HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term
Arizona
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4 open
Median pay $2,368
2-BR rent $1,706
State tax 2.5% flat
Compact ✓
Outlook: Population & retiree growth sustain metro demand BLS Occupational Outlook
Maine ·
6 open
Median pay $2,333
2-BR rent $1,645
State tax up to 7.15% (graduated)
Compact ✓
Outlook: ~6% RN shortfall by 2038; aging population HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term
New York
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6 open
Median pay $2,487
2-BR rent $2,369
State tax up to 10.9% (graduated) + NYC local
Compact No
Outlook: ~40,000 nurse shortage by 2030; 17,000+ RN openings/yr NY State DOH · DOL
Louisiana ·
3 open
Median pay $2,179
2-BR rent $1,127
State tax 3.0% flat
Compact ✓
Outlook: Among 10 largest RN shortages · ~11% by 2038 (~5,680 FTE) HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term
Iowa
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3 open
Median pay $2,150
2-BR rent $1,097
State tax 3.8% flat
Compact ✓
Outlook: Near balance; rural/critical-access distribution demand HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term
Virginia
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4 open
Median pay $2,288
2-BR rent $1,741
State tax up to 5.75% (graduated)
Compact ✓
Outlook: Among 10 largest RN shortages · ~8% by 2038 (~8,020 FTE) HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term
Massachusetts
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9 open
Median pay $2,385
2-BR rent $2,289
State tax 5.0% flat + 4% surtax >$1M (top 9.0%)
Compact No
Outlook: Surplus statewide; turnover/specialty-driven demand HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term
Idaho ·
4 open
Median pay $2,134
2-BR rent $1,405
State tax 5.3% flat
Compact ✓
Outlook: ~6% RN shortfall by 2038; below-avg RN density HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term
Texas
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15 open
Median pay $2,111
2-BR rent $1,517
State tax 0%
Compact ✓
Outlook: 57,000+ RN shortfall by 2032 (~16%) TX DSHS 2024 · 739 hospitals
Colorado
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10 open
Median pay $2,175
2-BR rent $1,839
State tax 4.4% flat
Compact ✓
Outlook: ~15% RN shortfall by 2030 (~10,000 nurses) CO Center for Nursing · Mercer
Ohio
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3 open
Median pay $2,014
2-BR rent $1,219
State tax 2.75% flat
Compact ✓
Outlook: Surplus statewide; high-acuity & rural distribution demand HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term
Georgia
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13 open
Median pay $2,064
2-BR rent $1,548
State tax 4.99% flat
Compact ✓
Outlook: Among 10 largest RN shortages · ~20% by 2038 (~25,110 FTE) HRSA 2023–2038 · long-term
Tennessee
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4 open
Median pay $1,970
2-BR rent $1,176
State tax 0%
Compact ✓
Outlook: 8,500+ RN shortfall projected by 2035 TN Hospital Assn.
Florida
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10 open
Median pay $2,048
2-BR rent $1,935
State tax 0%
Compact ✓
Outlook: 59,000+ nurse shortage by 2035 (vacancy 7.8%) FL Hospital Assn.
North Carolina
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6 open
Median pay $1,792
2-BR rent $1,373
State tax 3.99% flat
Compact ✓
Outlook: ~12,500 RN shortfall by 2033 (~11%) NC Nursecast · UNC Sheps
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Market-outlook figures cited to each state's primary source.
Illustrative only — not take-home pay or tax advice. Travel pay often includes tax-free stipends, and no-income-tax states stretch further. Estimated value = median weekly contract pay × 4.33 weeks, minus the typical 2-BR rent. Pay & open jobs: live Advantis inventory; 2-BR rent: HUD FMR FY2026; state income tax: Tax Foundation 2026; compact: NCSBN.
What OR Travel Nurses Want to Know
Which certs help most on OR travel contracts?
OR roles run on an active RN license plus BLS and ACLS, and many prefer or require the CNOR from the Competency and Credentialing Institute, the primary accredited perioperative certification. Pediatric or specialty suites may ask for added credentials. If you scrub as well as circulate, say so, dual-role travelers clear credentialing into more rooms and more shortlists.
What surgical settings do these travel assignments cover?
Travelers work in hospital surgical suites and ambulatory surgery centers, from community programs to academic and trauma-designated sites. Many are multi-suite ORs running high-volume cases like total joints, open-heart, robotic, and trauma, and the facility's case mix shapes the day. Ask for the case mix by service line before you accept; it predicts your days better than the facility's size.
Do OR travel nurses scrub, circulate, or both?
OR travel roles can be scrub-only, circulate-only, or both, often within set specialties like orthopedics or cardiac. The posting spells out which role and specialties a contract covers, so confirm both before you shortlist it. Dual-role postings usually pay no differently, but they widen which suites will take you and how quickly you extend. Confirm both role and lines before you shortlist.
How is OR travel nursing different from PACU or pre-op?
OR travel nurses work inside the surgical suite during the procedure, scrubbing or circulating, while pre-op preps patients beforehand and PACU recovers them after anesthesia. The three share a perioperative pathway but use different skill sets, and most OR contracts expect intra-operative experience specifically. If your background is PACU or pre-op, build intra-operative time in a staff role first; OR contracts rarely bridge that gap.
What sets weekly pay on OR travel contracts?
OR weekly pay tracks the service line and call burden first, with cardiac and trauma lines and heavy call sitting at the top, then location, shift, and overtime. Government wage benchmarks for RNs frame the wider market, but the number that matters is the live weekly rate on each posting, shown up front. each listing shows its own current weekly pay up front. Heavy-call rotations move the real total more than the base rate does.
What experience do OR travel assignments expect?
Most postings want a couple of years of perioperative experience and comfort with the relevant service line and equipment, since travelers step in with little orientation. A CNOR or documented case experience in lines like orthopedics, cardiac, or robotics strengthens an application. Each posting states the expected experience, so match it to your background. Bring case logs to submission; they settle borderline screens quickly.
How does call work on OR travel contracts?
Many OR contracts build in call, especially at trauma centers and hospitals running emergency and add-on cases overnight, so weekend and night coverage can be part of the schedule. The shift details show the base shift, and the posting lays out call expectations, which often lift pay on heavier rotations. Clarify response-time expectations and how call-backs pay before you sign.