East Orange, New Jersey: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Carewell Health 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 51st highest registered nurse average of 61 New Jersey hospitals. It is CareWell Health's, hiring on this site.
Carewell Health Medical Center: common questions
How much does Carewell Health Medical Center pay registered nurses per hour?
Carewell Health Medical Center in East Orange, NJ reported an average of $52.92 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 51st highest of 61 New Jersey hospitals. New Jersey's hospitals together averaged $62.46 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 Carewell Health Medical Center pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $32.84 an hour (New Jersey $36.72). Nursing aide hours averaged $20.63 an hour (New Jersey $24.44). Medical assistant hours averaged $19.66 an hour.
What is Carewell Health Medical Center's Medicare star rating?
1 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 63% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 42% 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 New Jersey hospital by rating).
Is Carewell Health Medical Center hiring nurses?
It is CareWell Health's, and CareWell Health's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in New Jersey.
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 310083. 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 Carewell Health Medical Center pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/new-jersey/carewell-health-medical-center