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Chattanooga, Tennessee: the hospital's own report to Medicare

What Memorial 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 40th highest registered nurse average of 72 Tennessee hospitals. It is CommonSpirit Health's, hiring on this site.

$46.96
Registered nurse, per hour
TN $52.96 ($6.00 below)
$34.52
Licensed practical nurse, per hour
TN $35.42
$17.99
Nursing aide, per hour
TN $22.53

Hospitals in Chattanooga

Memorial Healthcare System, Inc beside the other Chattanooga hospitals in the survey, the highest registered nurse average first.

Average hourly wages at hospitals in Chattanooga, TN
HospitalRNLPNNursing aideHiring here
Memorial Healthcare System, IncChattanooga, TN$46.96$34.52$17.99CommonSpirit Health
Parkridge Medical CenterChattanooga, TN$46.26$39.22$20.30Not on this site
Erlanger Medical CenterChattanooga, TN$41.89$30.48$17.48Not on this site

Memorial Healthcare System, Inc: common questions

How much does Memorial Healthcare System, Inc pay registered nurses per hour?

Memorial Healthcare System, Inc in Chattanooga, TN reported an average of $46.96 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 40th highest of 72 Tennessee hospitals. Tennessee's hospitals together averaged $52.96 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 Memorial Healthcare System, Inc pay LPNs and nursing aides?

Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $34.52 an hour (Tennessee $35.42). Nursing aide hours averaged $17.99 an hour (Tennessee $22.53). Medical assistant hours averaged $40.81 an hour.

How does Memorial Healthcare System, Inc compare with other hospitals in Chattanooga?

Registered nurse averages in Chattanooga: Memorial Healthcare System, Inc $46.96, Parkridge Medical Center $46.26, Erlanger Medical Center $41.89.

What is Memorial Healthcare System, Inc's Medicare star rating?

5 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 82% 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 Tennessee hospital by rating).

Is Memorial Healthcare System, Inc hiring nurses?

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

What every Tennessee 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 440091. 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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CareJobs.Now. (2026). What Memorial Healthcare System, Inc pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/tennessee/memorial-healthcare-system-inc

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