St Barnabas Hospital

Working at St Barnabas Hospital

St Barnabas Hospital is a 283-bed acute care hospital in Bronx, New York, with about 2,468 full-time-equivalent employees, or 8.7 staff per bed. The median across the 127 New York hospitals of the same type that file cost reports is 9.1.

In the fiscal year ending December 2024, the hospital reported $14.6 million in contract labor for direct patient care, which is 5.1% of its payroll. The median for comparable New York hospitals is 3.8%. Put simply, this hospital leans on contract staff more than most New York hospitals of its type.

Average pay per employee across all roles was $115,867, above the $101,341 median for comparable New York hospitals. That figure covers every job in the hospital, not nurses alone.

What this means if you apply here

• Higher contract spending is a good reason to ask whether permanent roles are open and what sign-on terms come with them.
• Fewer staff per bed than most comparable New York hospitals, so ask how assignments are built.

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