Escondido, California: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Palomar Health Downtown Campus 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 257th highest registered nurse average of 260 California hospitals. It is Palomar Health's, hiring on this site.
Palomar Health Downtown Campus: common questions
How much does Palomar Health Downtown Campus pay registered nurses per hour?
Palomar Health Downtown Campus in Escondido, CA reported an average of $44.92 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 257th 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 Palomar Health Downtown Campus pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $40.46 an hour (California $42.49). Nursing aide hours averaged $16.57 an hour (California $27.98).
What is Palomar Health Downtown Campus's Medicare star rating?
3 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 74% 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 government hospital (every California hospital by rating).
Is Palomar Health Downtown Campus hiring nurses?
It is Palomar Health's, and Palomar Health'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 050115. 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 Palomar Health Downtown Campus pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/california/palomar-health-downtown-campus