Kinston, North Carolina: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What UNC Lenoir Health Care 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 76 North Carolina hospitals.
UNC Lenoir Health Care: common questions
How much does UNC Lenoir Health Care pay registered nurses per hour?
UNC Lenoir Health Care in Kinston, NC reported an average of $75.36 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 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 UNC Lenoir Health Care pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $40.24 an hour (North Carolina $35.99). Nursing aide hours averaged $19.72 an hour (North Carolina $22.73). Medical assistant hours averaged $28.87 an hour.
Is UNC Lenoir Health Care 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 340027. 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 UNC Lenoir Health Care pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/north-carolina/unc-lenoir-health-care