Paducah, Kentucky: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital 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 44th highest registered nurse average of 57 Kentucky hospitals. It is Mercy Health (Ohio and Kentucky)'s, hiring on this site.
Hospitals in Paducah
Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital beside the other Paducah hospitals in the survey, the highest registered nurse average first.
| Hospital | RN | LPN | Nursing aide | Hiring here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baptist Health PaducahPaducah, KY | $53.15 | $36.16 | $23.01 | Baptist Health (Kentucky) |
| Mercy Health - Lourdes HospitalPaducah, KY | $46.57 | $32.11 | $22.36 | Mercy Health (Ohio and Kentucky) |
Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital: common questions
How much does Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital pay registered nurses per hour?
Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital in Paducah, KY reported an average of $46.57 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 44th 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 Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $32.11 an hour (Kentucky $31.78). Nursing aide hours averaged $22.36 an hour (Kentucky $23.48). Medical assistant hours averaged $20.19 an hour.
How does Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital compare with other hospitals in Paducah?
Registered nurse averages in Paducah: Baptist Health Paducah $53.15, Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital $46.57.
What is Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital's Medicare star rating?
3 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 78% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 68% would definitely recommend it. It was not among the hospitals Medicare penalized for patient harm in fiscal year 2026. It is a non-profit hospital (every Kentucky hospital by rating).
Is Mercy Health - Lourdes Hospital hiring nurses?
It is Mercy Health (Ohio and Kentucky)'s, and Mercy Health (Ohio and Kentucky)'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 180102. 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 Health - Lourdes Hospital pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/kentucky/mercy-health-lourdes-hospital