Salary transparency

Hospital pay scales

Name: Waypoint U.S. Hospital Wage Database
Creator: Waypoint
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Pay ranges for nursing, allied health, and diagnostic imaging across 152 U.S. hospital systems. Sourced from published job postings; refreshed nightly.

Highest-paying systems

1.CottageHealth3 hospitals

up to $82.79/hr

2.John Muir Health3 hospitals

up to $82.79/hr

3.Northbay Health2 hospitals

up to $82.79/hr

4.Palomar Health1 hospital

up to $82.79/hr

5.Kaiser Permanente39 hospitals

up to $81.25/hr

6.Sutter Health14 hospitals

up to $78.75/hr

7.Alameda Health System2 hospitals

up to $78.75/hr

8.KPC Health7 hospitals

up to $76.00/hr

9.Dignity Health25 hospitals

up to $75.50/hr

10.Adventist Health11 hospitals

up to $75.00/hr

11.Scripps2 hospitals

up to $75.00/hr

12.Southwest Healthcare4 hospitals

up to $72.50/hr

All 152 systems

Kaiser Permanente39 Dignity Health25 Baptist Health19 AdventHealth18 CHRISTUS Health15 Sanford Health15 UCHealth15 Sutter Health14 Baptist Health South Florida14 Henry Ford Health13 Orlando Health13 Lifepoint Health12 Intermountain Healthcare12 Allina Health12 Corewell Health11 Providence Health11 MultiCare11 Adventist Health11 CommonSpirit10 McLaren Health Care10 MedStar Health10 BayCare Health10 WVU Medicine9 Vandalia Health9 Norton Healthcare8 ScionHealth8 Northern Light Health8 KPC Health7 CHS7 UF Health7 CentraCare Health7 BestCare Health6 Bronson Healthcare6 Munson Healthcare6 Ascension6 Ephraim McDowell Health6 Integris Health6 UK Health System5 Western Kentucky Rural Healthcare5 Banner Health5 Johns Hopkins Medicine5 UMMS5 Cleveland Clinic5 Lee Health5 HealthPartners5 Northwestern Medicine4 Baystate Health4 University of Michigan Health4 PeaceHealth4 Northwest Health4 Baylor Scott & White4 Southwest Healthcare4 Bon Secours Mercy Health4 Ridgeview4 Parkridge Health4 Trinity Health4 MaineHealth4 Halifax Health4 Broward Health4 Jackson Health System4 TGH Health4 M Health Fairview4 Saint Luke's Health3 St. Bernards Health3 Virginia Mason Franciscan Health3 Hospitals of Providence3 Unity Health3 Mercy3 CottageHealth3 John Muir Health3 Desert Care Network3 UW Medicine3 BalladHealth3 St. Elizbaeth Healthcare3 Carilion3 Appalachian Regional Healthcare3 Yale New Haven Health3 St. Vincent's Health3 ProMedica2 Monument Health2 MyMichigan Health2 Valley Health2 Baxter Health2 Northbay Health2 HealthSouth2 Alameda Health System2 Scripps2 Middle Park Health2 Vail Health2 Med Center Health2 Deaconess Health2 ECHN2 Inova2 Hartford HealthCare2 Skagit Regional Health2 Tennova Healthcare2 MaineGeneral Health2 Central Maine Healthcare2 Lifebridge Health2 Holy Cross Health2 ?closed2 Larkin Health System2 Lake Region Healthcare2 Tenet Healthcare2 Jupiter Medical Center1 Albany Med1 Memorial Hermann1 Marshfield Clinic Health1 Penn Medicine1 OSF Healthcare1 Aspirus Health1 Broadlawns Medical Center1 Methodist Health System TX1 Foundation Health1 DRH Health1 HCA Healthcare1 Ballad Health1 Boulder Community Health1 Novant Health1 Kindred Healthcare1 Johnson Mathers Health1 UK Healthcare1 Guthrie1 Lovelace1 Riverside Health System1 University of Vermont Health1 Nuvance Health1 Tidal Health1 Nemours1 Wilderness Health1 Merit Health1 UPMC1 Frederick Health1 Luminis Health1 EvergreenHealth1 Mayo Clinic1 Shriners1 Welia Health1 Gundersen Health System1 Nemours Children's Health1 OSF1 HCA MountainStar Healthcare1 AtriumHealth1 Palomar Health1 Huntsville Health System1 Prisma Health1 NCH1 Health First1 Johns Hopkins Health System1 UHS1 Memorial Health System1 Baptist Health Care1

Posted pay by role and state

The twelve states and districts with pay-range disclosure laws require employers to publish a range with every posting. These pages compute the median and quartiles of what hospitals in each state actually post for a role, refreshed nightly.

RN pay

Colorado Washington California New York Illinois Minnesota Maryland New Jersey Massachusetts

LPN / LVN pay

California New York Illinois New Jersey Massachusetts

CNA pay

Colorado Washington California New York Illinois Maryland Hawaii New Jersey Massachusetts

NP / PA pay

California New York Illinois

Respiratory Therapist pay

New York Illinois

Browse pay by state

Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Pay scales reflect hourly rates from posted job listings. Actual offers vary by experience, shift differential, and contract type.