Columbia, Maryland: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Johns Hopkins Howard County 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 9th highest registered nurse average of 43 Maryland hospitals. It is Johns Hopkins Medicine's, hiring on this site.
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center: common questions
How much does Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center pay registered nurses per hour?
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center in Columbia, MD reported an average of $70.58 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 9th highest of 43 Maryland hospitals. Maryland's hospitals together averaged $59.14 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 Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $35.27 an hour (Maryland $33.88). Nursing aide hours averaged $25.14 an hour (Maryland $23.04).
What is Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center's Medicare star rating?
3 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 76% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 69% would definitely recommend it. It is a non-profit hospital (every Maryland hospital by rating).
Is Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center hiring nurses?
It is Johns Hopkins Medicine's, and Johns Hopkins Medicine's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in Maryland.
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 210048. 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 Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/maryland/johns-hopkins-howard-county-medical-center