OR directors and managers in hospitals are experiencing stability in their income and in patient volume, according to the 23rd annual OR Manager Salary/Career Survey. Average annual salary in 2013 was $120,000, unchanged from 2012. The average annual raise increased slightly, from 2.8% last year to 3.3% in 2013, but was still lower than 4.3% in 2008. Nearly half (45%) of OR directors said patient volume stayed the same in the past year; in 2012, 43% said it had increased.
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