Salinas, California: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Salinas Valley Health 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 53rd highest registered nurse average of 260 California hospitals. It is Salinas Valley Health's, hiring on this site.
Hospitals in Salinas
Salinas Valley Health Medical Center beside the other Salinas hospitals in the survey, the highest registered nurse average first.
| Hospital | RN | LPN | Nursing aide | Hiring here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salinas Valley Health Medical CenterSalinas, CA | $97.18 | $52.83 | $37.35 | Salinas Valley Health |
| Natividad Medical CenterSalinas, CA | $86.18 | $39.42 | $28.33 | Not on this site |
Salinas Valley Health Medical Center: common questions
How much does Salinas Valley Health Medical Center pay registered nurses per hour?
Salinas Valley Health Medical Center in Salinas, CA reported an average of $97.18 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 53rd 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 Salinas Valley Health Medical Center pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $52.83 an hour (California $42.49). Nursing aide hours averaged $37.35 an hour (California $27.98). Medical assistant hours averaged $38.11 an hour.
How does Salinas Valley Health Medical Center compare with other hospitals in Salinas?
Registered nurse averages in Salinas: Salinas Valley Health Medical Center $97.18, Natividad Medical Center $86.18.
What is Salinas Valley Health Medical Center's Medicare star rating?
4 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 81% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 74% 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 Salinas Valley Health Medical Center hiring nurses?
It is Salinas Valley Health's, and Salinas Valley 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 050334. 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 Salinas Valley Health Medical Center pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/california/salinas-valley-health-medical-center