Cape Girardeau, Missouri: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Mercy Hospital Southeast 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 21st highest registered nurse average of 62 Missouri hospitals. It is Mercy's, hiring on this site.
Hospitals in Cape Girardeau
Mercy Hospital Southeast beside the other Cape Girardeau hospitals in the survey, the highest registered nurse average first.
| Hospital | RN | LPN | Nursing aide | Hiring here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital SoutheastCape Girardeau, MO | $59.92 | $25.28 | $16.95 | Mercy |
| Saint Francis Medical CenterCape Girardeau, MO | $56.90 | $35.90 | $25.51 | Saint Francis Healthcare System |
Mercy Hospital Southeast: common questions
How much does Mercy Hospital Southeast pay registered nurses per hour?
Mercy Hospital Southeast in Cape Girardeau, MO reported an average of $59.92 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 21st highest of 62 Missouri hospitals. Missouri's hospitals together averaged $56.39 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 Mercy Hospital Southeast pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $25.28 an hour (Missouri $35.30). Nursing aide hours averaged $16.95 an hour (Missouri $25.47).
How does Mercy Hospital Southeast compare with other hospitals in Cape Girardeau?
Registered nurse averages in Cape Girardeau: Mercy Hospital Southeast $59.92, Saint Francis Medical Center $56.90.
What is Mercy Hospital Southeast's Medicare star rating?
2 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 76% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 70% would definitely recommend it. It was not among the hospitals Medicare penalized for patient harm in fiscal year 2026. It is a non-profit hospital (every Missouri hospital by rating).
Is Mercy Hospital Southeast hiring nurses?
It is Mercy's, and Mercy's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in Missouri.
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 260110. 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 Mercy Hospital Southeast pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/missouri/mercy-hospital-southeast