McHenry, Illinois: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Northwestern Medicine McHenry 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 19th highest registered nurse average of 110 Illinois hospitals. It is Northwestern Medicine's, hiring on this site.
Northwestern Medicine McHenry: common questions
How much does Northwestern Medicine McHenry pay registered nurses per hour?
Northwestern Medicine McHenry in McHenry, IL reported an average of $63.34 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 19th highest of 110 Illinois hospitals. Illinois's hospitals together averaged $57.36 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 Northwestern Medicine McHenry pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $37.89 an hour (Illinois $35.60). Nursing aide hours averaged $27.70 an hour (Illinois $24.22). Medical assistant hours averaged $25.44 an hour.
What is Northwestern Medicine McHenry's Medicare star rating?
5 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 80% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 75% 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 Illinois hospital by rating).
Is Northwestern Medicine McHenry hiring nurses?
It is Northwestern Medicine's, and Northwestern Medicine's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in Illinois.
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 140116. 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 Northwestern Medicine McHenry pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/illinois/northwestern-medicine-mchenry