Houston, Texas: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Houston Methodist West Hospital 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 102nd highest registered nurse average of 251 Texas hospitals. It is Houston Methodist's, hiring on this site.
Hospitals in Houston
Houston Methodist West Hospital beside the other Houston hospitals in the survey, the highest registered nurse average first.
Houston Methodist West Hospital: common questions
How much does Houston Methodist West Hospital pay registered nurses per hour?
Houston Methodist West Hospital in Houston, TX reported an average of $54.34 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 102nd 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 Houston Methodist West Hospital pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $52.30 an hour (Texas $32.84). Nursing aide hours averaged $21.63 an hour (Texas $21.00). Medical assistant hours averaged $23.53 an hour.
How does Houston Methodist West Hospital 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 Houston Methodist West Hospital's Medicare star rating?
5 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 78% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 83% 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 Texas hospital by rating).
Is Houston Methodist West Hospital hiring nurses?
It is Houston Methodist's, and Houston Methodist'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 670077. 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 Houston Methodist West Hospital pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/texas/houston-methodist-west-hospital