Athens, Alabama: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Athens Limestone Hospital pays nurses per hour
Average hourly wages in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits, from the hospital's report to Medicare: the 36th highest registered nurse average of 63 Alabama hospitals. It is HH Health System's, hiring on this site.
Athens Limestone Hospital: common questions
How much does Athens Limestone Hospital pay registered nurses per hour?
Athens Limestone Hospital in Athens, AL reported an average of $41.26 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 36th highest of 63 Alabama hospitals. Alabama's hospitals together averaged $50.90 an hour, all US hospitals $60.42 an hour. An average over every RN hour, staff and travel nurses together, not a starting rate.
What does Athens Limestone Hospital pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $27.71 an hour (Alabama $27.77). Nursing aide hours averaged $20.25 an hour (Alabama $17.86). Medical assistant hours averaged $18.77 an hour.
What is Athens Limestone Hospital's Medicare star rating?
2 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 83% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 73% would definitely recommend it. It was not among the hospitals Medicare penalized for patient harm in fiscal year 2026. It is a government hospital (every Alabama hospital by rating).
Is Athens Limestone Hospital hiring nurses?
It is HH Health System's, and HH Health System's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in Alabama.
Sources and method
The hospital's survey wages over its paid hours for each category, its own and contract staff together, before benefits; the state's over all its hospitals' hours. Medicare number 010079. Read 10 Nov 2026.
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare wage index occupational mix survey (FY 2027 April public use file)
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information (Care Compare)
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital (Care Compare)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). What Athens Limestone Hospital pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/alabama/athens-limestone-hospital