Las Cruces, New Mexico: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Memorial 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 14th highest registered nurse average of 19 New Mexico hospitals. It is LifePoint Health's, hiring on this site.
Hospitals in Las Cruces
Memorial Medical Center beside the other Las Cruces hospitals in the survey, the highest registered nurse average first.
| Hospital | RN | LPN | Nursing aide | Hiring here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Regional Medical CenterLas Cruces, NM | $54.90 | $39.79 | $18.39 | CHS (Community Health Systems) |
| Memorial Medical CenterLas Cruces, NM | $53.18 | $26.51 | $27.19 | LifePoint Health |
Memorial Medical Center: common questions
How much does Memorial Medical Center pay registered nurses per hour?
Memorial Medical Center in Las Cruces, NM reported an average of $53.18 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 14th 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 Memorial Medical Center pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $26.51 an hour (New Mexico $37.00). Nursing aide hours averaged $27.19 an hour (New Mexico $21.42). Medical assistant hours averaged $16.99 an hour.
How does Memorial Medical Center compare with other hospitals in Las Cruces?
Registered nurse averages in Las Cruces: Mountain View Regional Medical Center $54.90, Memorial Medical Center $53.18.
What is Memorial Medical Center's Medicare star rating?
2 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 74% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 63% would definitely recommend it. It was not among the hospitals Medicare penalized for patient harm in fiscal year 2026. It is a for-profit hospital (every New Mexico hospital by rating).
Is Memorial 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 320018. 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 Memorial Medical Center pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/new-mexico/memorial-medical-center