Cedar Rapids, Iowa: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids 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 10th highest registered nurse average of 29 Iowa hospitals. It is Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids's, hiring on this site.
Hospitals in Cedar Rapids
Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids beside the other Cedar Rapids hospitals in the survey, the highest registered nurse average first.
| Hospital | RN | LPN | Nursing aide | Hiring here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Medical Center - Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids, IA | $57.55 | $35.65 | $23.58 | Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids |
| St Lukes HospitalCedar Rapids, IA | $51.94 | $29.46 | $20.48 | Not on this site |
Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids: common questions
How much does Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids pay registered nurses per hour?
Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids in Cedar Rapids, IA reported an average of $57.55 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 10th highest of 29 Iowa hospitals. Iowa's hospitals together averaged $50.98 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 Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $35.65 an hour (Iowa $30.78). Nursing aide hours averaged $23.58 an hour (Iowa $21.78). Medical assistant hours averaged $24.67 an hour.
How does Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids compare with other hospitals in Cedar Rapids?
Registered nurse averages in Cedar Rapids: Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids $57.55, St Lukes Hospital $51.94.
What is Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids's Medicare star rating?
4 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 80% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 81% 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 Iowa hospital by rating).
Is Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids hiring nurses?
It is Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids's, and Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in Iowa.
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 160079. 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 Mercy Medical Center - Cedar Rapids pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/iowa/mercy-medical-center-cedar-rapids