Yankton, South Dakota: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Avera Sacred Heart 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 12th highest registered nurse average of 15 South Dakota hospitals. It is Avera Health's, hiring on this site.
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital: common questions
How much does Avera Sacred Heart Hospital pay registered nurses per hour?
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital in Yankton, SD reported an average of $40.04 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 12th highest of 15 South Dakota hospitals. South Dakota's hospitals together averaged $48.45 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 Avera Sacred Heart Hospital pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $28.31 an hour (South Dakota $28.93). Nursing aide hours averaged $22.87 an hour (South Dakota $23.95). Medical assistant hours averaged $18.45 an hour.
What is Avera Sacred Heart Hospital's Medicare star rating?
3 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 79% 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 Dakota hospital by rating).
Is Avera Sacred Heart Hospital hiring nurses?
It is Avera Health's, and Avera Health's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in South 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 430012. 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 Avera Sacred Heart Hospital pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/south-dakota/avera-sacred-heart-hospital