The average perioperative staff nurse earned $67,800 in 2011, an increase of $1,400 from 2010, according to results of an annual salary survey by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses.
Survey participants included staff nurses, managers, high-level managers (vice presidents, directors, assistant directors and hospital or facility administrators), educators, RN first assistants and clinical nurse specialists.
The survey found the pay in university/academic ambulatory surgical centers was higher than in any other type of facility, although the survey author noted the sample size for this group was small. Survey respondents generally received more compensation in larger facilities.
The average vice president, director or assistant director of nursing earned $107,600, an increase of $4,700 from 2010.
"Part of the difference in salary across titles is explained by the difference in the percentage of time spent on direct patient care versus the percentage of time spent on other tasks such as management and administration," Donald Bacon, PhD, a University of Denver professor of marketing who reported the results, said in an AORN news release.
The survey took place online for the eighth consecutive year. In July, 5,053 unique responses from 46,113 potential respondents, including 31,622 AORN members, were reduced to a usable sample of 2,670. All respondents were employed full time in the United States.
Bacon used a multiple regression model to examine how a number of variables — including job title, education level, certification, experience and geographic region — affect nurse compensation.
The survey, which appeared in the December issue of AORN Journal, also addressed the perioperative nursing shortage and focused on perceived changes in staffing-related aspects of the perioperative nursing workplace during the last three years.
To access the survey via subscription or purchase, visit http://bit.ly/uCm3EP.
Survey participants included staff nurses, managers, high-level managers (vice presidents, directors, assistant directors and hospital or facility administrators), educators, RN first assistants and clinical nurse specialists.
The survey found the pay in university/academic ambulatory surgical centers was higher than in any other type of facility, although the survey author noted the sample size for this group was small. Survey respondents generally received more compensation in larger facilities.
The average vice president, director or assistant director of nursing earned $107,600, an increase of $4,700 from 2010.
"Part of the difference in salary across titles is explained by the difference in the percentage of time spent on direct patient care versus the percentage of time spent on other tasks such as management and administration," Donald Bacon, PhD, a University of Denver professor of marketing who reported the results, said in an AORN news release.
The survey took place online for the eighth consecutive year. In July, 5,053 unique responses from 46,113 potential respondents, including 31,622 AORN members, were reduced to a usable sample of 2,670. All respondents were employed full time in the United States.
Bacon used a multiple regression model to examine how a number of variables — including job title, education level, certification, experience and geographic region — affect nurse compensation.
The survey, which appeared in the December issue of AORN Journal, also addressed the perioperative nursing shortage and focused on perceived changes in staffing-related aspects of the perioperative nursing workplace during the last three years.
To access the survey via subscription or purchase, visit http://bit.ly/uCm3EP.
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