Carlsbad, New Mexico: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Carlsbad 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 2nd highest registered nurse average of 19 New Mexico hospitals. It is CHS (Community Health Systems)'s, hiring on this site.
Carlsbad Medical Center: common questions
How much does Carlsbad Medical Center pay registered nurses per hour?
Carlsbad Medical Center in Carlsbad, NM reported an average of $88.78 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 2nd highest of 19 New Mexico hospitals. New Mexico's hospitals together averaged $67.55 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 Carlsbad Medical Center pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $30.49 an hour (New Mexico $37.00). Nursing aide hours averaged $21.49 an hour (New Mexico $21.42). Medical assistant hours averaged $17.48 an hour.
What is Carlsbad Medical Center's Medicare star rating?
1 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 71% 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 non-profit hospital (every New Mexico hospital by rating).
Is Carlsbad Medical Center 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 New Mexico.
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 320063. 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 Carlsbad Medical Center pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/new-mexico/carlsbad-medical-center