Los Alamos, New Mexico: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Los Alamos 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 4th highest registered nurse average of 19 New Mexico hospitals. It is LifePoint Health's, hiring on this site.
Los Alamos Medical Center: common questions
How much does Los Alamos Medical Center pay registered nurses per hour?
Los Alamos Medical Center in Los Alamos, NM reported an average of $83.60 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 4th 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 Los Alamos Medical Center pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $40.91 an hour (New Mexico $37.00). Nursing aide hours averaged $20.80 an hour (New Mexico $21.42).
What is Los Alamos Medical Center's Medicare star rating?
no star rating in Medicare's overall rating; 84% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 69% 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 Mexico hospital by rating).
Is Los Alamos Medical Center hiring nurses?
It is LifePoint Health's, and LifePoint 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 320033. 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 Los Alamos Medical Center pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/new-mexico/los-alamos-medical-center