Hospital Pay Data

Avera Pay Scales

Nursing
$30.05$38.70 /hr median
range $30.05$40.00 across 7 hospitals
Allied Health
$34.00$41.50 /hr median
range $27.49$41.50 across 7 hospitals
Diagnostic Imaging
$35.50$47.80 /hr median
range $30.97$47.80 across 7 hospitals
Advanced Practice
$51.30$66.18 /hr median
range $51.30$68.14 across 7 hospitals

Avera operates 7 hospitals totaling 1,052 licensed beds. Registered nurses across the system earn between $30.05 and $40.00 per hour depending on the hospital and experience level. Pay scales below are sourced from each hospital's published job postings, refreshed nightly.

Pay by hospital

HospitalLocationBedsNursingAllied HealthDINP/PA
McKennan HospitalSioux Falls, SD545$30.05 - $38.70$34.00 - $41.50$35.50 - $47.80$51.30 - $66.18
St. Luke's HospitalAberdeen, SD197$30.05 - $38.70$34.00 - $41.50$35.50 - $47.80$51.30 - $66.18
Queen of Peace HopsitalMitchell, SD134$30.05 - $38.70$34.00 - $41.50$35.50 - $47.80$51.30 - $66.18
St. Mary's HospitalPierre, SD60$30.05 - $38.70$34.00 - $41.50$35.50 - $47.80$51.30 - $66.18
Heart Hospital of South DakotaSioux Falls, SD55$30.05 - $38.70$34.00 - $41.50$35.50 - $47.80$51.30 - $66.18
Sacred Heart HospitalYankton, SD36$30.05 - $38.70$34.00 - $41.50$35.50 - $47.80$51.30 - $66.18
Hegg Health Center AveraRock Valley, IA25$31.62 - $40.00$27.49 - $34.42$30.97 - $39.09$56.14 - $68.14

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