Operating Room nurse pay in Colorado
$94,883median posted offer#4 of 5 states for Operating Room
Operating Room nurses in Colorado are being offered a median $94,883 a year across 6 live postings that state pay — 6% below the national Operating Room median of $100,686. Updated July 22, 2026.
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Other specialties in Colorado
- Cardiac 5 postings$134k
- Nurse Practitioner 9 postings$130k
- Perioperative Care 5 postings$114k
- ICU 21 postings$100k
- General 21 postings$97k
- Medical-Surgical 12 postings$94k
- Acute Care 10 postings$94k
- Geriatric 5 postings$94k
Or see all nurse pay in Colorado (213 postings), or Operating Room pay across every state.
What to do with this
- See the rolesJobs in Colorado paying around $94,883Every posting behind these numbers is a live job you can open and apply to.
- Offer in hand?Run it through the offer reality calculatorAnnualize it honestly and see what it's worth where you'd actually live — then compare offers side by side.
- 3-minute fit quizFind out which roles actually fit youPay is one axis. Shift, specialty, setting, and commute decide whether the job is worth it.
- CommunityAsk nurses what they really take homeDifferentials, ratios, and the offer nobody posts. Bring your number and compare notes.
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Questions nurses ask
- How much do Operating Room nurses make in Colorado?
- Across 6 live Operating Room postings in Colorado that state pay, the median offer is $94,883 a year. The middle half runs $92,837–$101,525, and the top 10% start at $110,980.
- Is Colorado a good state for Operating Room nurses?
- On posted pay, Colorado ranks #4 of 5 states for Operating Room. The median there is 6% below the national Operating Room median of $100,686. Pay is one axis — shift, ratios, and cost of living decide whether the job is actually worth it.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Midpoint of stated salary ranges on live nursing job postings; values outside $20,000–$800,000/yr treated as parse artifacts and excluded; groups under 5 postings suppressed. Community-reported figures are anonymous, unverified, and reported separately.