North Platte, Nebraska: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Great Plains Health 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 8th highest registered nurse average of 22 Nebraska hospitals. It is Great Plains Health's, hiring on this site.
Great Plains Health: common questions
How much does Great Plains Health pay registered nurses per hour?
Great Plains Health in North Platte, NE reported an average of $53.56 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 8th highest of 22 Nebraska hospitals. Nebraska's hospitals together averaged $56.78 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 Great Plains Health pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $25.88 an hour (Nebraska $31.83). Nursing aide hours averaged $18.74 an hour (Nebraska $22.01).
What is Great Plains Health's Medicare star rating?
3 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 69% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 58% 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 Nebraska hospital by rating).
Is Great Plains Health hiring nurses?
It is Great Plains Health's, and Great Plains Health's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in Nebraska.
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 280065. 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)
Cite this page
CareJobs.Now. (2026). What Great Plains Health pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/nebraska/great-plains-health