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Sterling, Colorado: the hospital's own report to Medicare

What Sterling Regional Medcenter 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 44th highest registered nurse average of 50 Colorado hospitals. It is Banner Health's, hiring on this site.

$51.76
Registered nurse, per hour
CO $58.56 ($6.80 below)
$27.32
Licensed practical nurse, per hour
CO $41.21
$24.34
Nursing aide, per hour
CO $27.66

Sterling Regional Medcenter: common questions

How much does Sterling Regional Medcenter pay registered nurses per hour?

Sterling Regional Medcenter in Sterling, CO reported an average of $51.76 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 44th 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 Sterling Regional Medcenter pay LPNs and nursing aides?

Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $27.32 an hour (Colorado $41.21). Nursing aide hours averaged $24.34 an hour (Colorado $27.66). Medical assistant hours averaged $22.21 an hour.

What is Sterling Regional Medcenter's Medicare star rating?

3 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 76% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 56% 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 Sterling Regional Medcenter hiring nurses?

It is Banner Health's, and Banner Health's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in Colorado.

What every Colorado hospital pays nurses

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 060076. Read 10 Nov 2026.

  1. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare wage index occupational mix survey (FY 2027 April public use file)
  2. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information (Care Compare)
  3. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital (Care Compare)

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CareJobs.Now. (2026). What Sterling Regional Medcenter pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/colorado/sterling-regional-medcenter

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