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Murrells Inlet, South Carolina: the hospital's own report to Medicare

What Tidelands Waccamaw Community 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 13th highest registered nurse average of 49 South Carolina hospitals. It is Tidelands Health's, hiring on this site.

$58.38
Registered nurse, per hour
SC $52.66 ($5.72 above)
$38.42
Licensed practical nurse, per hour
SC $32.48
$20.33
Nursing aide, per hour
SC $21.06

Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital: common questions

How much does Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital pay registered nurses per hour?

Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet, SC reported an average of $58.38 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 13th highest of 49 South Carolina hospitals. South Carolina's hospitals together averaged $52.66 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 Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital pay LPNs and nursing aides?

Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $38.42 an hour (South Carolina $32.48). Nursing aide hours averaged $20.33 an hour (South Carolina $21.06). Medical assistant hours averaged $24.26 an hour.

What is Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital's Medicare star rating?

4 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 81% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 69% 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 South Carolina hospital by rating).

Is Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital hiring nurses?

It is Tidelands Health's, and Tidelands Health's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in South Carolina.

What every South Carolina 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 420098. 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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