La Crosse, Wisconsin: the hospital's own report to Medicare
What Gundersen Lutheran 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 54th highest registered nurse average of 61 Wisconsin hospitals. It is Gundersen Health System's, hiring on this site.
Hospitals in La Crosse
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center beside the other La Crosse hospitals in the survey, the highest registered nurse average first.
| Hospital | RN | LPN | Nursing aide | Hiring here |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center IncLa Crosse, WI | $47.60 | $28.01 | $24.19 | Mayo Clinic |
| Gundersen Lutheran Medical CenterLa Crosse, WI | $46.70 | $28.61 | $21.12 | Gundersen Health System |
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center: common questions
How much does Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center pay registered nurses per hour?
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, WI reported an average of $46.70 per registered nurse hour to Medicare's occupational mix survey (in 2022 pay periods, its own and contract staff together, before benefits): the 54th highest of 61 Wisconsin hospitals. Wisconsin's hospitals together averaged $54.59 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 Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center pay LPNs and nursing aides?
Licensed practical nurse hours averaged $28.61 an hour (Wisconsin $35.90). Nursing aide hours averaged $21.12 an hour (Wisconsin $25.57). Medical assistant hours averaged $22.00 an hour.
How does Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center compare with other hospitals in La Crosse?
Registered nurse averages in La Crosse: Mayo Clinic Health System-Franciscan Medical Center Inc $47.60, Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center $46.70.
What is Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center's Medicare star rating?
4 of 5 stars in Medicare's overall rating; 80% of its patients said their nurses always communicated well, and 80% 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 Wisconsin hospital by rating).
Is Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center hiring nurses?
It is Gundersen Health System's, and Gundersen Health System's open jobs are on this site, read from its own job board. Every registered nurse job in Wisconsin.
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 520087. 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 Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center pays nurses per hour. Data as of 10 Nov 2026. https://carejobs.now/hospital-nurse-pay/wisconsin/gundersen-lutheran-medical-center