Athens, Tennessee: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Starr Regional Medical Center Athens 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 49th highest registered nurse average of 72 Tennessee hospitals. It is LifePoint Health's, hiring on this site.
Starr Regional Medical Center Athens: common questions
How much does Starr Regional Medical Center Athens pay registered nurses per hour?
Starr Regional Medical Center Athens in Athens, TN reported an average of $45.72 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 49th 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 Starr Regional Medical Center Athens pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $26.36 an hour (Tennessee $35.42). Nursing aide hours averaged $18.31 an hour (Tennessee $22.53).
What is Starr Regional Medical Center Athens's Medicare star rating?
3 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 77% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 59% would definitely recommend it. It was not among the hospitals Medicare penalized for patient harm in fiscal year 2026. It is a for-profit hospital (every Tennessee hospital by rating).
Is Starr Regional Medical Center Athens hiring nurses?
It is LifePoint Health's, and LifePoint Health's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in Tennessee.
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 440068. 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 Starr Regional Medical Center Athens pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/tennessee/starr-regional-medical-center-athens