Cambridge, Massachusetts: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Cambridge Health Alliance 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 12th highest registered nurse average of 51 Massachusetts hospitals. It is Cambridge Health Alliance's, hiring on this site.
Cambridge Health Alliance: common questions
How much does Cambridge Health Alliance pay registered nurses per hour?
Cambridge Health Alliance in Cambridge, MA reported an average of $77.10 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 12th highest of 51 Massachusetts hospitals. Massachusetts's hospitals together averaged $64.72 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 Cambridge Health Alliance pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $46.63 an hour (Massachusetts $45.32). Nursing aide hours averaged $30.27 an hour (Massachusetts $24.60). Medical assistant hours averaged $29.34 an hour.
What is Cambridge Health Alliance's Medicare star rating?
3 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 74% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 65% 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 Massachusetts hospital by rating).
Is Cambridge Health Alliance hiring nurses?
It is Cambridge Health Alliance's, and Cambridge Health Alliance's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in Massachusetts.
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 220011. 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 Cambridge Health Alliance pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/massachusetts/cambridge-health-alliance