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Dover, Delaware: the hospital's own report to Medicare

What Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus 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 2nd highest registered nurse average of 6 Delaware hospitals. It is Bayhealth's, hiring on this site.

$72.61
Registered nurse, per hour
DE $58.67 ($13.94 above)
$39.72
Licensed practical nurse, per hour
DE $33.88
$25.16
Nursing aide, per hour
DE $23.38

Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus: common questions

How much does Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus pay registered nurses per hour?

Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus in Dover, DE reported an average of $72.61 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 2nd highest of 6 Delaware hospitals. Delaware's hospitals together averaged $58.67 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 Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus pay LPNs and nursing aides?

Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $39.72 an hour (Delaware $33.88). Nursing aide hours averaged $25.16 an hour (Delaware $23.38). Medical assistant hours averaged $22.53 an hour.

What is Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus's Medicare star rating?

2 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 75% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 57% 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 Delaware hospital by rating).

Is Bayhealth Medical Center, Kent Campus hiring nurses?

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

What every Delaware 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 080004. 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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