Natchez, Mississippi: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Merit Health Natchez 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 51 Mississippi hospitals. It is CHS (Community Health Systems)'s, hiring on this site.
Merit Health Natchez: common questions
How much does Merit Health Natchez pay registered nurses per hour?
Merit Health Natchez in Natchez, MS reported an average of $52.32 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 51 Mississippi hospitals. Mississippi's hospitals together averaged $47.84 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 Merit Health Natchez pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $29.32 an hour (Mississippi $25.96). Nursing aide hours averaged $14.95 an hour (Mississippi $16.61).
What is Merit Health Natchez's Medicare star rating?
2 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 79% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 49% 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 for-profit hospital (every Mississippi hospital by rating).
Is Merit Health Natchez hiring nurses?
It is CHS (Community Health Systems)'s, and CHS (Community Health Systems)'s open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in Mississippi.
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 250084. 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 Merit Health Natchez pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/mississippi/merit-health-natchez