Los Angeles, California: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Cedars-Sinai 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 137th highest registered nurse average of 260 California hospitals. It is Cedars-Sinai's, hiring on this site.
Hospitals in Los Angeles
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center beside the other Los Angeles hospitals in the survey, the highest registered nurse average first.
| Hospital | RN | LPN | Nursing aide | Hiring here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LaLos Angeles, CA | $89.68 | $46.90 | $30.51 | Kaiser Permanente |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los AngelesLos Angeles, CA | $86.66 | $50.42 | $36.83 | Kaiser Permanente |
| East Los Angeles Doctors HospitalLos Angeles, CA | $86.45 | $40.57 | $22.30 | Not on this site |
| Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA | $84.46 | $43.89 | $31.61 | UCLA Health |
| Keck Hospital of UscLos Angeles, CA | $81.53 | $40.30 | $28.58 | Keck Medicine of USC |
| California Hospital Medical Center LaLos Angeles, CA | $80.70 | $44.74 | $29.60 | CommonSpirit Health |
| Pih Health Good Samaritan HospitalLos Angeles, CA | $78.74 | $34.35 | $31.62 | Not on this site |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA | $76.70 | $48.58 | $32.74 | Cedars-Sinai |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. Community HospitalLos Angeles, CA | $69.60 | $39.70 | $24.82 | Not on this site |
| Adventist Health White MemorialLos Angeles, CA | $68.80 | $41.31 | $24.85 | Adventist Health |
| Los Angeles General Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA | $62.69 | $34.11 | $22.40 | Not on this site |
| Los Angeles Community HospitalLos Angeles, CA | $61.79 | $35.77 | $25.15 | Not on this site |
| Docs Surgical HospitalLos Angeles, CA | $50.94 | $36.91 | None | Not on this site |
| Hollywood Presbyterian Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA | $46.15 | $28.44 | $18.32 | Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center |
| L a Downtown Medical CenterLos Angeles, CA | $44.55 | $31.24 | $19.88 | Not on this site |
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center: common questions
How much does Cedars-Sinai Medical Center pay registered nurses per hour?
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA reported an average of $76.70 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 137th highest of 260 California hospitals. California's hospitals together averaged $85.20 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 Cedars-Sinai Medical Center pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $48.58 an hour (California $42.49). Nursing aide hours averaged $32.74 an hour (California $27.98). Medical assistant hours averaged $27.23 an hour.
How does Cedars-Sinai Medical Center compare with other hospitals in Los Angeles?
Registered nurse averages in Los Angeles: Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West La $89.68, Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles $86.66, East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital $86.45, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center $84.46, Keck Hospital of Usc $81.53, California Hospital Medical Center La $80.70.
What is Cedars-Sinai Medical Center's Medicare star rating?
5 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 77% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 78% 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 California hospital by rating).
Is Cedars-Sinai Medical Center hiring nurses?
It is Cedars-Sinai's, and Cedars-Sinai's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in California.
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 050625. 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)
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). What Cedars-Sinai Medical Center pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/california/cedars-sinai-medical-center