Operating Room Nurse Salary Guide: Temple, TX

Average Operating Room Nurse Salary

$34.36/hour

The average salary for an Operating Room Nurse in Temple, TX is $34.36 per hour. This is 47% lower than the Texas average of $50.34.

Estimate based on Bureau of Labor Statistics data.

Operating Room Nurse salaries in Temple, TX compared to State and National Averages

$34.36/hour

Temple, TX

47% lower than the US average.

$50.34/hour

Texas

1% lower than the US average.

$50.60/hour

United States

How Operating Room Nurse Salaries in Temple Compare to Other Cities

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Round Rock, Texas

$35/hour

This is 1% higher than the Temple average of $34.36.

Cedar Park, Texas

$48/hour

This is 28% higher than the Temple average of $34.36.

Austin, Texas

$46/hour

This is 26% higher than the Temple average of $34.36.

What cities in Texas pay the most for Operating Room Nurses?

Little Elm, Texas, Euless, Texas, and Prosper, Texas pay Operating Room Nurses the most, all averaging $60 per hour. For comparison, the Temple, TX average for Registered Nurses is $34 per hour — Little Elm, Texas, Euless, Texas, and Prosper, Texas pay 75% more.

CityAverage Hourly SalaryMax Hourly Salary
Little Elm, Texas$60$60
Euless, Texas$60$60
Prosper, Texas$60$60
Plano, Texas$55$60
Fort Worth, Texas$51$56
Lewisville, Texas$51$54

Last updated on October 3, 2026. Information based on active jobs on Vivian.com and pay data from BLS and around the web.

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