Redwood City, California: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Sequoia Hospital 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 63rd highest registered nurse average of 260 California hospitals. It is CommonSpirit Health's, hiring on this site.
Hospitals in Redwood City
Sequoia Hospital beside the other Redwood City hospitals in the survey, the highest registered nurse average first.
| Hospital | RN | LPN | Nursing aide | Hiring here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood CityRedwood City, CA | $127.97 | $46.99 | $48.97 | Kaiser Permanente |
| Sequoia HospitalRedwood City, CA | $92.67 | $61.45 | $34.46 | CommonSpirit Health |
Sequoia Hospital: common questions
How much does Sequoia Hospital pay registered nurses per hour?
Sequoia Hospital in Redwood City, CA reported an average of $92.67 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 63rd 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 Sequoia Hospital pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $61.45 an hour (California $42.49). Nursing aide hours averaged $34.46 an hour (California $27.98).
How does Sequoia Hospital compare with other hospitals in Redwood City?
Registered nurse averages in Redwood City: Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Redwood City $127.97, Sequoia Hospital $92.67.
What is Sequoia Hospital's Medicare star rating?
5 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 80% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 81% 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 Sequoia Hospital hiring nurses?
It is CommonSpirit Health's, and CommonSpirit 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 050197. 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 Sequoia Hospital pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/california/sequoia-hospital