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Morehead City, North Carolina: the hospital's own report to Medicare

What Carteret General Hospital 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 76th highest registered nurse average of 76 North Carolina hospitals. It is Carteret Health Care's, hiring on this site.

$38.86
Registered nurse, per hour
NC $58.67 ($19.81 below)
$25.77
Licensed practical nurse, per hour
NC $35.99
$17.38
Nursing aide, per hour
NC $22.73

Carteret General Hospital: common questions

How much does Carteret General Hospital pay registered nurses per hour?

Carteret General Hospital in Morehead City, NC reported an average of $38.86 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 76th highest of 76 North Carolina hospitals. North Carolina's hospitals together averaged $58.67 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 Carteret General Hospital pay LPNs and nursing aides?

Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $25.77 an hour (North Carolina $35.99). Nursing aide hours averaged $17.38 an hour (North Carolina $22.73). Medical assistant hours averaged $18.21 an hour.

What is Carteret General Hospital's Medicare star rating?

2 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 83% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 72% 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 North Carolina hospital by rating).

Is Carteret General Hospital hiring nurses?

It is Carteret Health Care's, and Carteret Health Care's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in North Carolina.

What every North Carolina hospital pays nurses

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 340142. Read 10 Nov 2026.

  1. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare wage index occupational mix survey (FY 2027 April public use file)
  2. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information (Care Compare)
  3. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Patient survey (HCAHPS) - Hospital (Care Compare)

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