Reading, Pennsylvania: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Penn State Health St. Joseph 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 28th highest registered nurse average of 125 Pennsylvania hospitals. It is Penn State Health's, hiring on this site.
Penn State Health St. Joseph: common questions
How much does Penn State Health St. Joseph pay registered nurses per hour?
Penn State Health St. Joseph in Reading, PA reported an average of $60.24 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 28th 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 Penn State Health St. Joseph pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $43.53 an hour (Pennsylvania $31.16). Nursing aide hours averaged $21.54 an hour (Pennsylvania $22.20).
What is Penn State Health St. Joseph's Medicare star rating?
3 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 77% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 73% 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 Pennsylvania hospital by rating).
Is Penn State Health St. Joseph hiring nurses?
It is Penn State Health's, and Penn State Health's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in Pennsylvania.
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 390096. 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 Penn State Health St. Joseph pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/pennsylvania/penn-state-health-st-joseph