Fargo, North Dakota: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Sanford Medical Center Fargo 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 1st highest registered nurse average of 6 North Dakota hospitals. It is Sanford Health's, hiring on this site.
Hospitals in Fargo
Sanford Medical Center Fargo beside the other Fargo hospitals in the survey, the highest registered nurse average first.
| Hospital | RN | LPN | Nursing aide | Hiring here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanford Medical Center FargoFargo, ND | $68.37 | $27.95 | $21.67 | Sanford Health |
| Essentia HealthFargo, ND | $57.28 | $27.27 | $23.31 | Essentia Health |
Sanford Medical Center Fargo: common questions
How much does Sanford Medical Center Fargo pay registered nurses per hour?
Sanford Medical Center Fargo in Fargo, ND reported an average of $68.37 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 1st 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 Sanford Medical Center Fargo pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $27.95 an hour (North Dakota $27.69). Nursing aide hours averaged $21.67 an hour (North Dakota $21.73). Medical assistant hours averaged $18.97 an hour.
How does Sanford Medical Center Fargo compare with other hospitals in Fargo?
Registered nurse averages in Fargo: Sanford Medical Center Fargo $68.37, Essentia Health $57.28.
What is Sanford Medical Center Fargo's Medicare star rating?
4 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 70% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 72% would definitely recommend it. It was not among the hospitals Medicare penalized for patient harm in fiscal year 2026. It is a non-profit hospital (every North Dakota hospital by rating).
Is Sanford Medical Center Fargo hiring nurses?
It is Sanford Health's, and Sanford Health'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 350011. 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 Sanford Medical Center Fargo pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/north-dakota/sanford-medical-center-fargo