Alamogordo, New Mexico: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Christus Southern New Mexico 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 9th highest registered nurse average of 19 New Mexico hospitals. It is CHRISTUS Health's, hiring on this site.
Christus Southern New Mexico: common questions
How much does Christus Southern New Mexico pay registered nurses per hour?
Christus Southern New Mexico in Alamogordo, NM reported an average of $69.04 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 9th 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 Christus Southern New Mexico pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $29.58 an hour (New Mexico $37.00). Nursing aide hours averaged $19.47 an hour (New Mexico $21.42). Medical assistant hours averaged $18.51 an hour.
What is Christus Southern New Mexico's Medicare star rating?
3 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 75% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 64% 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 New Mexico hospital by rating).
Is Christus Southern New Mexico hiring nurses?
It is CHRISTUS Health's, and CHRISTUS Health'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 320004. 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 Christus Southern New Mexico pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/new-mexico/christus-southern-new-mexico