Kansas City, Kansas: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Providence 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 26th highest registered nurse average of 42 Kansas hospitals. It is Prime Healthcare's, hiring on this site.
Hospitals in Kansas City
Providence Medical Center beside the other Kansas City hospitals in the survey, the highest registered nurse average first.
| Hospital | RN | LPN | Nursing aide | Hiring here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kansas HospitalKansas City, KS | $56.43 | $34.16 | $23.19 | The University of Kansas Health System |
| Providence Medical CenterKansas City, KS | $43.78 | $32.71 | $17.76 | Prime Healthcare |
Providence Medical Center: common questions
How much does Providence Medical Center pay registered nurses per hour?
Providence Medical Center in Kansas City, KS reported an average of $43.78 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 26th highest of 42 Kansas hospitals. Kansas's hospitals together averaged $50.16 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 Providence Medical Center pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $32.71 an hour (Kansas $31.66). Nursing aide hours averaged $17.76 an hour (Kansas $22.09). Medical assistant hours averaged $19.95 an hour.
How does Providence Medical Center compare with other hospitals in Kansas City?
Registered nurse averages in Kansas City: University of Kansas Hospital $56.43, Providence Medical Center $43.78.
What is Providence Medical Center's Medicare star rating?
3 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 70% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 56% 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 Kansas hospital by rating).
Is Providence 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 Kansas.
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 170146. 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 Providence Medical Center pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/kansas/providence-medical-center