Sonoma, California: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Sonoma Valley 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 98th highest registered nurse average of 260 California hospitals. It is Sonoma Valley Hospital's, hiring on this site.
Sonoma Valley Hospital: common questions
How much does Sonoma Valley Hospital pay registered nurses per hour?
Sonoma Valley Hospital in Sonoma, CA reported an average of $83.83 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 98th 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 Sonoma Valley Hospital pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $49.55 an hour (California $42.49). Nursing aide hours averaged $27.06 an hour (California $27.98). Medical assistant hours averaged $27.73 an hour.
What is Sonoma Valley Hospital's Medicare star rating?
2 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 85% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 79% 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 government hospital (every California hospital by rating).
Is Sonoma Valley Hospital hiring nurses?
It is Sonoma Valley Hospital's, and Sonoma Valley Hospital'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 050090. 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 Sonoma Valley Hospital pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/california/sonoma-valley-hospital