Operating Room Nurse Salary Guide: Council Bluffs, IA

Average Operating Room Nurse Salary

$32.33/hour

The average salary for an Operating Room Nurse in Council Bluffs, IA is $32.33 per hour. This is 42% lower than the Iowa average of $45.88.

Estimate based on Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Operating Room Nurse salaries in Council Bluffs, IA compared to State and National Averages

$32.33/hour

Council Bluffs, IA

40% lower than the US average.

$45.88/hour

Iowa

1% higher than the US average.

$45.40/hour

United States

How Operating Room Nurse Salaries in Council Bluffs Compare to Other Cities

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Kansas City, Missouri

$44/hour

This is 27% higher than the Council Bluffs average of $32.33.

Overland Park, Kansas

$47/hour

This is 30% higher than the Council Bluffs average of $32.33.

Lenexa, Kansas

$57/hour

This is 43% higher than the Council Bluffs average of $32.33.

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