Tupelo, Mississippi: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What North Mississippi 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 28th highest registered nurse average of 51 Mississippi hospitals. It is North Mississippi Health Services's, hiring on this site.
North Mississippi Medical Center: common questions
How much does North Mississippi Medical Center pay registered nurses per hour?
North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, MS reported an average of $43.21 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 28th 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 North Mississippi Medical Center pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $28.33 an hour (Mississippi $25.96). Nursing aide hours averaged $18.00 an hour (Mississippi $16.61). Medical assistant hours averaged $18.53 an hour.
What is North Mississippi Medical Center's Medicare star rating?
2 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 79% 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 non-profit hospital (every Mississippi hospital by rating).
Is North Mississippi Medical Center hiring nurses?
It is North Mississippi Health Services's, and North Mississippi Health Services'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 250004. 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 North Mississippi Medical Center pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/mississippi/north-mississippi-medical-center