Harlingen, Texas: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Harlingen Medical Center 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 144th highest registered nurse average of 251 Texas hospitals. It is Prime Healthcare's, hiring on this site.
Hospitals in Harlingen
Harlingen Medical Center beside the other Harlingen hospitals in the survey, the highest registered nurse average first.
| Hospital | RN | LPN | Nursing aide | Hiring here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company LLCHarlingen, TX | $55.36 | $34.09 | $17.32 | Tenet Healthcare |
| Harlingen Medical CenterHarlingen, TX | $52.34 | $31.97 | $14.44 | Prime Healthcare |
Harlingen Medical Center: common questions
How much does Harlingen Medical Center pay registered nurses per hour?
Harlingen Medical Center in Harlingen, TX reported an average of $52.34 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 144th highest of 251 Texas hospitals. Texas's hospitals together averaged $54.99 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 Harlingen Medical Center pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $31.97 an hour (Texas $32.84). Nursing aide hours averaged $14.44 an hour (Texas $21.00). Medical assistant hours averaged $12.03 an hour.
How does Harlingen Medical Center compare with other hospitals in Harlingen?
Registered nurse averages in Harlingen: Vhs Harlingen Hospital Company LLC $55.36, Harlingen Medical Center $52.34.
What is Harlingen Medical Center's Medicare star rating?
4 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 78% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 77% 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 Texas hospital by rating).
Is Harlingen Medical Center hiring nurses?
It is Prime Healthcare's, and Prime Healthcare's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in Texas.
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 450855. 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 Harlingen Medical Center pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/texas/harlingen-medical-center