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Palmer, Alaska: the hospital's own report to Medicare

What Mat-Su Regional Medical Center 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 4th highest registered nurse average of 6 Alaska hospitals. It is CHS (Community Health Systems)'s, hiring on this site.

$60.31
Registered nurse, per hour
AK $63.69 ($3.38 below)
$46.67
Licensed practical nurse, per hour
AK $43.66
$27.89
Nursing aide, per hour
AK $26.05

Mat-Su Regional Medical Center: common questions

How much does Mat-Su Regional Medical Center pay registered nurses per hour?

Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer, AK reported an average of $60.31 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 4th highest of 6 Alaska hospitals. Alaska's hospitals together averaged $63.69 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 Mat-Su Regional Medical Center pay LPNs and nursing aides?

Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $46.67 an hour (Alaska $43.66). Nursing aide hours averaged $27.89 an hour (Alaska $26.05). Medical assistant hours averaged $22.84 an hour.

What is Mat-Su Regional Medical Center's Medicare star rating?

3 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 80% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 66% would definitely recommend it. It was not among the hospitals Medicare penalized for patient harm in fiscal year 2026. It is a non-profit hospital (every Alaska hospital by rating).

Is Mat-Su Regional Medical Center hiring nurses?

It is CHS (Community Health Systems)'s, and CHS (Community Health Systems)'s open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in Alaska.

What every Alaska hospital pays nurses

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 020006. Read 10 Nov 2026.

  1. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare wage index occupational mix survey (FY 2027 April public use file)
  2. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information (Care Compare)
  3. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital (Care Compare)

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). What Mat-Su Regional Medical Center pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/alaska/mat-su-regional-medical-center

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