Wheat Ridge, Colorado: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Intermountain Health Lutheran 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 7th highest registered nurse average of 50 Colorado hospitals. It is Intermountain Health's, hiring on this site.
Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital: common questions
How much does Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital pay registered nurses per hour?
Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital in Wheat Ridge, CO reported an average of $68.13 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 7th highest of 50 Colorado hospitals. Colorado's hospitals together averaged $58.56 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 Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $46.86 an hour (Colorado $41.21). Nursing aide hours averaged $31.65 an hour (Colorado $27.66). Medical assistant hours averaged $24.33 an hour.
What is Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital's Medicare star rating?
4 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 80% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 80% 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 Colorado hospital by rating).
Is Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital hiring nurses?
It is Intermountain Health's, and Intermountain Health's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in Colorado.
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 060009. 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 Intermountain Health Lutheran Hospital pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/colorado/intermountain-health-lutheran-hospital