ASORN Quick Question #14
February 2005

February’s Quick Question concerning salary ranges for Registered Nurses in Ophthalmology was answered by 203 members.

1. My annual salary is:
1. $25,000-$34,999                     16
2. $35,000-$44,999                     22
3. $45,000-$54,999                     33
4. $55,000-$64,999                     51
5. $65,000 or more                      81

2. My job title is:
1. Staff nurse (either operating room, office or both, some have additional charge, supervisory, coordinator, leadership, or educational duties with corresponding job titles)                                                                          112
2. Manager, Administrator, Director                                  78
3. Advanced Practice Registered Nurse                              6
4. Consultants, Manufacturing, Purchasing, or QI                7

3. My practice setting is:
1. Private Office or Clinic Only                                         24
2. Private Office and Operating Room                              21
3. Physician-Owned Ambulatory Surgery Center              58
4. Profit/Non-Profit Ambulatory Surgery Center
   (including Community Hospital OR/ASC)                      29       

5. University Hospital, Clinic, or Operating Room             55
6. Self-employed                                                               4
7. Combination of Physician and Corporation Owned        6
8. Veterans Administration Hospital OR                            3
9. Consulting/Manufacturing Firms                                     3

4. I have been an OPHTHALMIC nurse for:
1. Less than 5 years                                                          33
2. 6-10 years                                                                    36
3. 11-15 years                                                                  19
4. 16-20 years                                                                  37
5. Greater than 20 years                                                    76

5. Location: 40 states were represented as well as New Zealand, England, and Israel
1. 11-23 respondents-Ohio (23), California (17), Florida (14), Arizona (11), New York (11), Pennsylvania (11)
2. 5-10 respondents—Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, Tennessee, Texas
3. 1-4 respondents—Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin