Hospital Pay Data

VA Pay Scales

Nursing
$37.33$48.52 /hr median
range $31.62$62.70 across 13 hospitals
Allied Health
$29.79$38.53 /hr median
range $25.95$44.71 across 13 hospitals
Diagnostic Imaging
$34.72$46.72 /hr median
range $30.11$56.10 across 13 hospitals
Advanced Practice
$53.48$68.47 /hr median
range $49.72$79.41 across 13 hospitals

VA operates 13 hospitals totaling 2,735 licensed beds. Registered nurses across the system earn between $31.62 and $62.70 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
Minneapolis VA HospitalMinneapolis, MN845$40.25 - $53.08$35.83 - $42.88$39.25 - $47.99$53.48 - $70.34
St. Cloud VA HospitalSt. Cloud, MN500$40.25 - $53.08$35.83 - $42.88$39.25 - $47.99$53.48 - $70.34
Hampton VA Medical CenterHampton, VA432$37.33 - $48.52$29.79 - $42.08$34.72 - $47.07$52.49 - $68.47
Salem VA Medical CenterSalem, VA242$37.33 - $48.52$29.79 - $42.08$34.72 - $47.07$52.49 - $68.47
VA Central IowaDes Moines, IA229$31.62 - $40.00$27.49 - $34.42$30.97 - $39.09$56.14 - $68.14
Togus VA Medical CenterChelsea, ME100$36.97 - $47.11$28.83 - $36.71$33.78 - $43.73$54.10 - $66.61
Beckley VA Medical CenterBeckley, WV80$32.31 - $43.94$25.95 - $32.87$30.11 - $39.19$50.52 - $62.95
White River Junction VA Medical CenterWhite River Junction, VT74$38.45 - $50.05$31.05 - $38.53$35.40 - $46.72$57.16 - $69.76
Louis A. Johnson VA Medical CenterClarksburg, WV71$32.31 - $43.94$25.95 - $32.87$30.11 - $39.19$50.52 - $62.95
Martinsburg VA Medical CenterMartinsburg, WV69$32.31 - $43.94$25.95 - $32.87$30.11 - $39.19$50.52 - $62.95
Regional Medical CenterFargo, ND37$32.45 - $41.37$27.54 - $34.76$32.25 - $40.71$49.72 - $62.90
Mann-Grandstaff VA Medical CenterSpokane, WA36$47.39 - $62.70$33.72 - $44.71$41.91 - $56.10$61.73 - $79.41
Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VAWalla Walla, WA20$47.39 - $62.70$33.72 - $44.71$41.91 - $56.10$61.73 - $79.41

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