Watertown, South Dakota: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Inc 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 5th highest registered nurse average of 15 South Dakota hospitals.
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Inc: common questions
How much does Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Inc pay registered nurses per hour?
Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Inc in Watertown, SD reported an average of $46.12 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 5th 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 Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Inc pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $29.01 an hour (South Dakota $28.93). Nursing aide hours averaged $19.03 an hour (South Dakota $23.95). Medical assistant hours averaged $17.54 an hour.
Is Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Inc hiring nurses?
Its jobs are not on this site. Every registered nurse job in South Dakota, with what each employer pays.
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 430005. Read 10 Nov 2026.
- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Medicare wage index occupational mix survey (FY 2027 April public use file)
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CareJobs.Now. (2026). What Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Inc pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/south-dakota/prairie-lakes-healthcare-system-inc