Smithfield, North Carolina: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Johnston Health 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 42nd highest registered nurse average of 76 North Carolina hospitals.
Johnston Health: common questions
How much does Johnston Health pay registered nurses per hour?
Johnston Health in Smithfield, NC reported an average of $56.50 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 42nd 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 Johnston Health pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $32.74 an hour (North Carolina $35.99). Nursing aide hours averaged $22.62 an hour (North Carolina $22.73). Medical assistant hours averaged $33.08 an hour.
Is Johnston Health hiring nurses?
Its jobs are not on this site. Every registered nurse job in North Carolina, with what each employer pays.
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 340090. Read 10 Nov 2026.
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare wage index occupational mix survey (FY 2027 April public use file)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). What Johnston Health pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/north-carolina/johnston-health