Owensboro, Kentucky: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Owensboro Health Regional 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 3rd highest registered nurse average of 57 Kentucky hospitals. It is Owensboro Health's, hiring on this site.
Owensboro Health Regional Hospital: common questions
How much does Owensboro Health Regional Hospital pay registered nurses per hour?
Owensboro Health Regional Hospital in Owensboro, KY reported an average of $75.28 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 3rd 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 Owensboro Health Regional Hospital pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $46.08 an hour (Kentucky $31.78). Nursing aide hours averaged $19.42 an hour (Kentucky $23.48). Medical assistant hours averaged $20.16 an hour.
What is Owensboro Health Regional Hospital's Medicare star rating?
2 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 79% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 70% 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 Owensboro Health Regional Hospital hiring nurses?
It is Owensboro Health's, and Owensboro 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 180038. 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 Owensboro Health Regional Hospital pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/kentucky/owensboro-health-regional-hospital