Houston, Texas: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Harris Health 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 179th highest registered nurse average of 251 Texas hospitals. It is Harris Health System's, hiring on this site.
Hospitals in Houston
Harris Health beside the other Houston hospitals in the survey, the highest registered nurse average first.
Harris Health: common questions
How much does Harris Health pay registered nurses per hour?
Harris Health in Houston, TX reported an average of $49.63 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 179th 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 Harris Health pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $31.47 an hour (Texas $32.84). Nursing aide hours averaged $19.56 an hour (Texas $21.00). Medical assistant hours averaged $21.35 an hour.
How does Harris Health compare with other hospitals in Houston?
Registered nurse averages in Houston: Baylor St Lukes Medical Center $67.88, St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage $64.74, Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical Center $59.97, Memorial Hermann Hospital System $58.87, HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest $57.85, Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital $57.20.
What is Harris Health's Medicare star rating?
3 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 78% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 71% would definitely recommend it. It was not among the hospitals Medicare penalized for patient harm in fiscal year 2026. It is a government hospital (every Texas hospital by rating).
Is Harris Health hiring nurses?
It is Harris Health System's, and Harris Health System'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 450289. 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 Harris Health pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/texas/harris-health