Dallas, Texas: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Parkland Health & Hospital System 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 20th highest registered nurse average of 251 Texas hospitals. It is Parkland Health's, hiring on this site.
Hospitals in Dallas
Parkland Health & Hospital System beside the other Dallas hospitals in the survey, the highest registered nurse average first.
Parkland Health & Hospital System: common questions
How much does Parkland Health & Hospital System pay registered nurses per hour?
Parkland Health & Hospital System in Dallas, TX reported an average of $65.10 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 20th 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 Parkland Health & Hospital System pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $30.66 an hour (Texas $32.84). Nursing aide hours averaged $23.66 an hour (Texas $21.00). Medical assistant hours averaged $20.72 an hour.
How does Parkland Health & Hospital System compare with other hospitals in Dallas?
Registered nurse averages in Dallas: Parkland Health & Hospital System $65.10, UT of Texas Southwestern University Hospital - William P. Clements Jr. $64.89, Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas $62.69, Methodist Charlton Medical Center $61.93, Baylor University Medical Center $56.22, Methodist Dallas Medical Center $54.08.
What is Parkland Health & Hospital System's Medicare star rating?
3 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 74% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 70% would definitely recommend it. Medicare cut its pay in fiscal year 2026 under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program (the quarter of hospitals scoring worst on patient harm). It is a government hospital (every Texas hospital by rating).
Is Parkland Health & Hospital System hiring nurses?
It is Parkland Health's, and Parkland Health'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 450015. 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 Parkland Health & Hospital System pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/texas/parkland-health-hospital-system