Houston, Texas: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What HCA Houston Healthcare West 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 143rd highest registered nurse average of 251 Texas hospitals.
Hospitals in Houston
HCA Houston Healthcare West beside the other Houston hospitals in the survey, the highest registered nurse average first.
HCA Houston Healthcare West: common questions
How much does HCA Houston Healthcare West pay registered nurses per hour?
HCA Houston Healthcare West in Houston, 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 143rd 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 HCA Houston Healthcare West pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $32.26 an hour (Texas $32.84). Nursing aide hours averaged $19.74 an hour (Texas $21.00).
How does HCA Houston Healthcare West 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.
Is HCA Houston Healthcare West hiring nurses?
Its jobs are not on this site. Every registered nurse job in Texas, 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 450644. 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 HCA Houston Healthcare West pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/texas/hca-houston-healthcare-west