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Danville, Pennsylvania: the hospital's own report to Medicare

What Geisinger Medical Center 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 6th highest registered nurse average of 125 Pennsylvania hospitals. It is Geisinger's, hiring on this site.

$72.76
Registered nurse, per hour
PA $53.97 ($18.79 above)
$29.28
Licensed practical nurse, per hour
PA $31.16
$22.36
Nursing aide, per hour
PA $22.20

Geisinger Medical Center: common questions

How much does Geisinger Medical Center pay registered nurses per hour?

Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, PA reported an average of $72.76 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 6th highest of 125 Pennsylvania hospitals. Pennsylvania's hospitals together averaged $53.97 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 Geisinger Medical Center pay LPNs and nursing aides?

Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $29.28 an hour (Pennsylvania $31.16). Nursing aide hours averaged $22.36 an hour (Pennsylvania $22.20). Medical assistant hours averaged $18.36 an hour.

What is Geisinger Medical Center's Medicare star rating?

4 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 82% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 72% would definitely recommend it. Medicare cut its pay in fiscal year 2026 under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program (the quarter of hospitals scoring worst on patient harm). It is a non-profit hospital (every Pennsylvania hospital by rating).

Is Geisinger Medical Center hiring nurses?

It is Geisinger's, and Geisinger's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in Pennsylvania.

What every Pennsylvania 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 390006. 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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CareJobs.Now. (2026). What Geisinger Medical Center pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/pennsylvania/geisinger-medical-center

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