Willmar, Minnesota: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Centracare- Rice Memorial 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 29th highest registered nurse average of 44 Minnesota hospitals. It is CentraCare's, hiring on this site.
Centracare- Rice Memorial Hospital: common questions
How much does Centracare- Rice Memorial Hospital pay registered nurses per hour?
Centracare- Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, MN reported an average of $55.27 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 29th highest of 44 Minnesota hospitals. Minnesota's hospitals together averaged $58.56 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 Centracare- Rice Memorial Hospital pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $30.45 an hour (Minnesota $39.46). Nursing aide hours averaged $26.85 an hour (Minnesota $26.88). Medical assistant hours averaged $24.81 an hour.
What is Centracare- Rice Memorial Hospital's Medicare star rating?
3 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 77% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 54% 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 Minnesota hospital by rating).
Is Centracare- Rice Memorial Hospital hiring nurses?
It is CentraCare's, and CentraCare's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in Minnesota.
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 240088. 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 Centracare- Rice Memorial Hospital pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/minnesota/centracare-rice-memorial-hospital