Mayfield, Kentucky: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Jackson Purchase 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 48th highest registered nurse average of 57 Kentucky hospitals. It is LifePoint Health's, hiring on this site.
Jackson Purchase Medical Center: common questions
How much does Jackson Purchase Medical Center pay registered nurses per hour?
Jackson Purchase Medical Center in Mayfield, KY reported an average of $45.26 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 48th highest of 57 Kentucky hospitals. Kentucky's hospitals together averaged $58.38 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 Jackson Purchase Medical Center pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $32.00 an hour (Kentucky $31.78). Nursing aide hours averaged $25.74 an hour (Kentucky $23.48). Medical assistant hours averaged $22.01 an hour.
What is Jackson Purchase Medical Center's Medicare star rating?
1 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 77% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 58% 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 government hospital (every Kentucky hospital by rating).
Is Jackson Purchase Medical Center hiring nurses?
It is LifePoint Health's, and LifePoint Health's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in Kentucky.
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 180116. 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 Jackson Purchase Medical Center pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/kentucky/jackson-purchase-medical-center