Spearfish, South Dakota: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Monument Health Spearfish 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 8th highest registered nurse average of 15 South Dakota hospitals. It is Monument Health's, hiring on this site.
Monument Health Spearfish Hospital: common questions
How much does Monument Health Spearfish Hospital pay registered nurses per hour?
Monument Health Spearfish Hospital in Spearfish, SD reported an average of $43.91 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 8th 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 Monument Health Spearfish Hospital pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $32.69 an hour (South Dakota $28.93). Nursing aide hours averaged $21.50 an hour (South Dakota $23.95). Medical assistant hours averaged $18.60 an hour.
What is Monument Health Spearfish Hospital's Medicare star rating?
4 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 74% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 78% 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 Monument Health Spearfish Hospital hiring nurses?
It is Monument Health's, and Monument 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 430048. 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 Monument Health Spearfish Hospital pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/south-dakota/monument-health-spearfish-hospital