Joliet, Illinois: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Saint Joseph Medical Center 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 39th highest registered nurse average of 110 Illinois hospitals. It is Prime Healthcare's, hiring on this site.
Saint Joseph Medical Center: common questions
How much does Saint Joseph Medical Center pay registered nurses per hour?
Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, IL reported an average of $58.27 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 39th 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 Saint Joseph Medical Center pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $29.27 an hour (Illinois $35.60). Nursing aide hours averaged $23.67 an hour (Illinois $24.22). Medical assistant hours averaged $20.61 an hour.
What is Saint Joseph Medical Center's Medicare star rating?
1 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 69% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 50% 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 Illinois hospital by rating).
Is Saint Joseph Medical Center hiring nurses?
It is Prime Healthcare's, and Prime Healthcare'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 140007. 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 Saint Joseph Medical Center pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/illinois/saint-joseph-medical-center