Grand Forks, North Dakota: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Altru 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 4th highest registered nurse average of 6 North Dakota hospitals. It is Altru Health System's, hiring on this site.
Altru Hospital: common questions
How much does Altru Hospital pay registered nurses per hour?
Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, ND reported an average of $50.55 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 6 North Dakota hospitals. North Dakota's hospitals together averaged $58.17 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 Altru Hospital pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $24.37 an hour (North Dakota $27.69). Nursing aide hours averaged $20.60 an hour (North Dakota $21.73). Medical assistant hours averaged $26.76 an hour.
What is Altru Hospital's Medicare star rating?
3 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 73% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 58% would definitely recommend it. It was not among the hospitals Medicare penalized for patient harm in fiscal year 2026. It is a government hospital (every North Dakota hospital by rating).
Is Altru Hospital hiring nurses?
It is Altru Health System's, and Altru Health System's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in North Dakota.
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 350019. 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)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). What Altru Hospital pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/north-dakota/altru-hospital