Salina, Kansas: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Salina Regional Health 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 23rd highest registered nurse average of 42 Kansas hospitals. It is Salina Regional Health Center's, hiring on this site.
Hospitals in Salina
Salina Regional Health Center beside the other Salina hospitals in the survey, the highest registered nurse average first.
| Hospital | RN | LPN | Nursing aide | Hiring here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salina Regional Health CenterSalina, KS | $45.45 | $22.02 | $21.18 | Salina Regional Health Center |
| Salina Surgical HospitalSalina, KS | $42.02 | $27.76 | $22.30 | Salina Regional Health Center |
Salina Regional Health Center: common questions
How much does Salina Regional Health Center pay registered nurses per hour?
Salina Regional Health Center in Salina, KS reported an average of $45.45 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 23rd 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 Salina Regional Health Center pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $22.02 an hour (Kansas $31.66). Nursing aide hours averaged $21.18 an hour (Kansas $22.09).
How does Salina Regional Health Center compare with other hospitals in Salina?
Registered nurse averages in Salina: Salina Regional Health Center $45.45, Salina Surgical Hospital $42.02.
What is Salina Regional Health Center's Medicare star rating?
3 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 79% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 69% 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 Salina Regional Health Center hiring nurses?
It is Salina Regional Health Center's, and Salina Regional Health Center'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 170012. 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 Salina Regional Health Center pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/kansas/salina-regional-health-center