Long Beach, California: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Memorialcare Long Beach 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 150th highest registered nurse average of 260 California hospitals. It is MemorialCare's, hiring on this site.
Hospitals in Long Beach
Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center beside the other Long Beach hospitals in the survey, the highest registered nurse average first.
| Hospital | RN | LPN | Nursing aide | Hiring here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary Medical CenterLong Beach, CA | $84.46 | $44.94 | $27.52 | CommonSpirit Health |
| Memorialcare Long Beach Medical CenterLong Beach, CA | $74.44 | $39.59 | $22.95 | MemorialCare |
| College Medical CenterLong Beach, CA | $62.37 | $35.69 | $24.25 | College Medical Center |
Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center: common questions
How much does Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center pay registered nurses per hour?
Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center in Long Beach, CA reported an average of $74.44 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 150th 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 Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $39.59 an hour (California $42.49). Nursing aide hours averaged $22.95 an hour (California $27.98). Medical assistant hours averaged $20.64 an hour.
How does Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center compare with other hospitals in Long Beach?
Registered nurse averages in Long Beach: St Mary Medical Center $84.46, Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center $74.44, College Medical Center $62.37.
What is Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center's Medicare star rating?
2 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 75% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 69% would definitely recommend it. Medicare cut its pay in fiscal year 2026 under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program (the quarter of hospitals scoring worst on patient harm). It is a non-profit hospital (every California hospital by rating).
Is Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center hiring nurses?
It is MemorialCare's, and MemorialCare'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 050485. 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 Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/california/memorialcare-long-beach-medical-center