Certified nursing assistant salary in Illinois

Open certified nursing assistant jobs in Illinois post a median of $21.50 an hour, the middle half $20.50–$22.50 (about $44,700 a year full time), $0.50 below the national posted median. From 144 jobs at 42 employers that state their pay.

Median posted /hr

Middle half /hr

A year, full time

estimate, 2,080 hours

BLS median in IL

May 2025

The jobs themselves: Certified nursing assistant jobs in Illinois · Certified nursing assistant pay nationwide

What certified nursing assistants are paid in Illinois

Each bar counts the open jobs posting an hourly rate in its step of pay (a range at its midpoint).

Posted hourly rates of 144 open jobs in Illinois. Lowest posted $15, highest $40.

Posted on open jobs in Illinois

$20.50–$22.50/hr

Middle half of 62 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $21.50. 78% of the 184 open certified nursing assistant jobs in Illinois state an hourly rate.

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Certified nursing assistant pay by town in Illinois

Towns where at least three open jobs state an hourly rate, the towns with the most such jobs first.

Town	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs (employers)
Peoria	$23.50	$17.89–$28.98	23 (3)
Chicago	$22.75	$17.25–$40	13 (8)
Park Ridge	$26	$20.80–$31.20	11 (1)
Rockford	$21.25	$17.57–$27.13	7 (3)
Downers Grove	$22.75	$18–$31.20	5 (3)
Batavia	$22.50	$19.13–$26.18	4 (1)
Elmhurst	$21.75	$20.40–$23.50	4 (1)
Elgin	$21.25	$19–$25	4 (2)
Vandalia	$23.75	$18.68–$28.95	3 (1)
Harvey	$23.25	$21–$25.60	3 (1)
Carol Stream	$22.50	$19.13–$26.18	3 (1)
Northbrook	$22.50	$19.13–$26.18	3 (1)
Freeport	$21.50	$17.57–$25.48	3 (1)
Elk Grove Village	$21	$18.78–$23.22	3 (1)
Hoffman Estates	$20.75	$16.43–$25.05	3 (1)
La Grange Park	$20.50	$18–$22.90	3 (2)

Median of employers' rates in the town, the lowest and highest rate posted, and the jobs and employers behind them. A town opens its own job page.

Certified nursing assistant pay by employer in Illinois

What each employer posts for certified nursing assistants here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

Employer	Median posted	Posted range	Jobs stating pay
Advocate Health	$26	$20.80–$31.20	20
OSF HealthCare	$20.75	$17–$22.60	18
Carle Health	$23.50	$17.89–$28.98	14
Covenant Living	$22.50	$19.13–$26.18	12
Mercyhealth	$21.50	$17.57–$27.04	8
Ascension	$21	$16.43–$25.05	8
Sarah Bush Lincoln	$23.75	$18.68–$28.95	5
UChicago Medicine	$23.25	$21–$25.60	5
Providence Life Services	$21.75	$19.30–$23.50	5
Transitions Group	$21.75	$19–$25	4
Franciscan Ministries	$20.25	$17.25–$22	3
Apostolic Christian Highland Oaks	$19	$19	3
Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago	$23.75	$19–$28.50	2
ScionHealth	$21.50	$18–$26.75	2
Cantata Adult Life Services	$21	$18–$24.50	2
Sinai Chicago	$20.75	$20.67	2
BrightSpring Health Services	$20.50	$18–$22	2
Moments Hospice	$20.50	$18–$23	2
SSM Health	$20.50	$16.41–$24.62	2
Lifespace Communities	$20.25	$15–$25.63	2
Plymouth Place	$19.75	$18–$22.90	2
TheKey	$37.50	$35–$40	1
Proctor Place	$25	$23–$27	1
Lighthouse Hospice Care	$24.50	$21–$28	1
Helia Healthcare	$24	$18–$30	1
Morris Hospital	$23	$18.40–$27.60	1
Select Medical	$22.75	$20.51–$25	1
Hillsboro Area Hospital	$22.50	$20–$25	1
UW Health	$22.50	$17.62–$27.13	1
Benedictine	$22.25	$20.60–$24	1
Elara Caring	$22	$21–$23	1
Dover Health	$21.50	$20–$23	1
Generations at Applewood	$21.50	$19–$24	1
Therapy Spot	$21.50	$18–$25	1
Thrive Personalized Medical Rehabilitation	$21.50	$20–$23	1
United Surgical Partners International	$21.50	$21–$22	1
Blessing Hospital	$21.25	$18.16–$24.52	1
Silverado	$20	$19–$21	1
Ciel Senior Living	$19.50	$19–$20	1
Traditions Health	$19.50	$17.88–$21.13	1

Median of each employer's jobs in Illinois (a range at its midpoint), and its lowest and highest rate here. An employer's name opens its pay for certified nursing assistants nationwide when it has such a page.

Night shift certified nursing assistant pay in Illinois

Where one employer posts both night and other certified nursing assistant jobs in the same state (6 such employers and states), the night jobs post a median $0.25 an hour less than the rest. Many employers state a night differential apart from the base pay, which this does not count.

Employer, state	Night jobs, median	Other jobs, median
Advocate Health, IL	$26 (6)	$26 (14)
Covenant Living, IL	$22.25 (2)	$22.75 (10)
UChicago Medicine, IL	$23.25 (2)	$23.25 (3)
Transitions Group, IL	$21 (1)	$22 (3)
Apostolic Christian Highland Oaks, IL	$19 (1)	$19 (2)
ScionHealth, IL	$20.50 (1)	$22.50 (1)

A job counts as a night job when its title names nights ("Nights", "NOC", "7p-7a"). Jobs in brackets.

Best-paid open certified nursing assistant jobs in Illinois

The open jobs posting the highest hourly rates tonight, at most two from one employer.

Personal Assistant with CNA or LPN Certification
TheKey · Chicago and Skokie, IL· 5d ago
$35.00–$40.00/hr
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) - Observation FT.9 Nights
Advocate Health · Downers Grove, IL· 4d ago
$20.80–$31.20/hr
Certified Nursing Assistant/HUC part time-PACU
Advocate Health · Park Ridge, IL· 1w ago
$20.80–$31.20/hr
Part-time CNA | 2nd Shift | $25.00/hour + $2.00/hour Weekend Differential
Proctor Place · Peoria, IL· 1w ago
$23–$27/hr
Hospice Aide/Homemaker (CNA) - St.Charles and surrounding area
Lighthouse Hospice Care · Downers Grove, IL· 1mo ago
$21–$28/hr
CNA - Transportation
Helia Healthcare · Salem, IL· 3w ago
$18–$30/hr
CNA
Sarah Bush Lincoln · Vandalia, IL· 2w ago
$18.68–$28.95/hr
CNA Long Term Care
Sarah Bush Lincoln · Vandalia, IL· 3w ago
$18.68–$28.95/hr
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Almost Home Kids Naperville
Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago · Naperville, IL· 5d ago
$19.00–$28.50/hr
Experienced Certified Nursing Assistant, General Medicine & Pulmonary
Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago · Chicago, IL· 2d ago
$19.00–$28.50/hr
CNA / Hospice - After Hours - PRN
Transitions Group · Elgin, IL· 1mo ago
$22–$25/hr
Healthcare (CNA) - Methodist Neuro 8C
Carle Health · Peoria, IL· 5d ago
$17.89–$28.98/hr

What BLS measures in Illinois

What people employed in the occupation earned in the state, at every level of experience, from the BLS survey. A posting advertises what a new hire is offered.

Hourly wages, BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Illinois. Each figure opens its BLS page.
BLS occupation	10th pct	25th pct	Median	75th pct	90th pct	Employed
Nursing Assistants (31-1131)	$18.07 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)	$18.95 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)	$22.10 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)	$23.26 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)	$25.99 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)	68,640 (source: BLS OEWS, Nursing Assistants, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$22.57/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN, opens in a new tab)
St. Louis, MO-IL$18.81/hr (source: BLS OEWS, St. Louis, MO-IL, opens in a new tab)
Peoria, IL$20.69/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Peoria, IL, opens in a new tab)
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$18.62/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL, opens in a new tab)
Rockford, IL$19.30/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Rockford, IL, opens in a new tab)
Champaign-Urbana, IL$19.18/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Champaign-Urbana, IL, opens in a new tab)
Springfield, IL$19.27/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Springfield, IL, opens in a new tab)
Bloomington, IL$20.76/hr (source: BLS OEWS, Bloomington, IL, opens in a new tab)

Certified nursing assistant salary in Illinois: common questions

How much does a certified nursing assistant make in Illinois?

Open certified nursing assistant jobs in Illinois that state an hourly rate post a median of $21.50, the middle half $20.50–$22.50 (144 jobs from 42 employers). Full time that is about $44,700 a year. BLS measured a median of $22.10/hr ($45,960 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Illinois (May 2025).

Where in Illinois do certified nursing assistants earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Peoria ($23.50), Chicago ($22.75), Park Ridge ($26) and Rockford ($21.25). The town table lists 16.

Which employers in Illinois pay certified nursing assistants the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Advocate Health ($26), Sarah Bush Lincoln ($23.75) and Carle Health ($23.50).

How does Illinois compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Illinois ($21.50) is $0.50 below the national posted median of $22. In the BLS survey Illinois ranks 15 of 52 by median wage.

Where do these figures come from?

From the pay open jobs state, read every night from each employer's own job board: 144 of 184 open certified nursing assistant jobs in Illinois (78%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Sources and method

Only pay a job states is used, a range at its midpoint. In the state's median and middle half each employer's advertised range counts once, so an employer posting one range in many towns does not set the figure; a town's median follows the same rule. "Up to" ceilings, weekly travel rates and rates far from the occupation's median are left out. A state has a page while at least 8 jobs from 3 employers state a rate there. The yearly estimate is the hourly rate times 2,080 hours. BLS figures are as published.

CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants (SOC 31-1131), every state, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants, national, published May 15, 2026
BLS OEWS May 2025: Nursing Assistants by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). Certified nursing assistant salary in Illinois. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/certified-nursing-assistant/illinois

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