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

What Duke Health Lake Norman 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 62nd highest registered nurse average of 76 North Carolina hospitals. It is Duke Health's, hiring on this site.

$51.37
Registered nurse, per hour
NC $58.67 ($7.30 below)
$30.92
Licensed practical nurse, per hour
NC $35.99
$19.08
Nursing aide, per hour
NC $22.73

Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital: common questions

How much does Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital pay registered nurses per hour?

Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital in Mooresville, NC reported an average of $51.37 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 62nd 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 Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital pay LPNs and nursing aides?

Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $30.92 an hour (North Carolina $35.99). Nursing aide hours averaged $19.08 an hour (North Carolina $22.73). Medical assistant hours averaged $18.13 an hour.

What is Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital's Medicare star rating?

1 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 66% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 51% 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 North Carolina hospital by rating).

Is Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital hiring nurses?

It is Duke Health's, and Duke Health'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 340129. 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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