In March 2012, hospital employees made $38.81 per hour on average, and according to the most recent figures from BLS, hospital employees made $38.97 per hour in September 2012.
Registered nurses made $50.15 per hour, while management and other professional hospital employees earned roughly $47.47 per hour. Service workers continue to make significantly less, averaging $21.91 per hour.
Wages and salaries comprised 67.3 percent of average hospital employee compensation. Health insurance and paid leave represented the biggest portions of benefit costs.
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