Jackson, California: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Sutter Amador 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 89th highest registered nurse average of 260 California hospitals. It is Sutter Health's, hiring on this site.
Sutter Amador Hospital: common questions
How much does Sutter Amador Hospital pay registered nurses per hour?
Sutter Amador Hospital in Jackson, CA reported an average of $85.59 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 89th 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 Sutter Amador Hospital pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $60.85 an hour (California $42.49). Nursing aide hours averaged $31.11 an hour (California $27.98). Medical assistant hours averaged $40.52 an hour.
What is Sutter Amador Hospital's Medicare star rating?
4 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 84% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 77% 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 Sutter Amador Hospital hiring nurses?
It is Sutter Health's, and Sutter 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 050014. 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 Sutter Amador Hospital pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/california/sutter-amador-hospital