Canton, Georgia: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Northside Hospital Cherokee 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 42nd highest registered nurse average of 89 Georgia hospitals. It is Northside Hospital's, hiring on this site.
Northside Hospital Cherokee: common questions
How much does Northside Hospital Cherokee pay registered nurses per hour?
Northside Hospital Cherokee in Canton, GA reported an average of $52.55 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 42nd highest of 89 Georgia hospitals. Georgia's hospitals together averaged $58.29 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 Northside Hospital Cherokee pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $37.60 an hour (Georgia $33.26). Nursing aide hours averaged $21.20 an hour (Georgia $20.62). Medical assistant hours averaged $24.13 an hour.
What is Northside Hospital Cherokee's Medicare star rating?
4 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 83% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 86% 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 non-profit hospital (every Georgia hospital by rating).
Is Northside Hospital Cherokee hiring nurses?
It is Northside Hospital's, and Northside Hospital's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in Georgia.
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 110008. 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 Northside Hospital Cherokee pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/georgia/northside-hospital-cherokee