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ICU nurse salary in Illinois

Open ICU nurse jobs in Illinois post a median of $48 an hour, the middle half $44.75–$51.50 (about $99,800 a year full time), $7 below the national posted median. From 107 jobs at 19 employers that state their pay.

$48
Median posted /hr
$45–$52
Middle half /hr
$99,800
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$46.15
BLS median in IL
May 2025

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What ICU nurses 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 107 open jobs in Illinois. Lowest posted $32, highest $76.94.

Posted on open jobs in Illinois

$44.75–$51.50/hr

Middle half of 43 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $48. 59% of the 182 open ICU nurse jobs in Illinois state an hourly rate.

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ICU nurse pay by town in Illinois

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

TownMedian postedPosted rangeJobs (employers)
Chicago$50.25$35–$76.9425 (9)
Naperville$46.75$36–$57.749 (1)
Peoria$44.25$34.25–$57.788 (1)
Rockford$47$34.45–$60.876 (3)
Winfield$46.50$34.50–$59.206 (1)
Maywood$48$32.90–$59.925 (1)
Lake Forest$48$34.50–$61.604 (1)
Evanston$53$37.25–$603 (2)
Barrington$49$38.20–$57.303 (1)
Downers Grove$49$38.20–$57.303 (1)
Libertyville$49$38.20–$57.303 (1)
Oak Lawn$49$38.20–$57.303 (1)
Park Ridge$49$38.20–$57.303 (1)
DeKalb$47.50$36.50–$58.403 (1)
Elmhurst$47.50$37.25–$57.743 (1)
Palos Heights$44.75$34.50–$55.203 (1)

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.

ICU nurse pay by employer in Illinois

What each employer posts for ICU nurses here, the employers with the most jobs stating pay first.

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Northwestern Medicine$44.75$34.50–$6825
Endeavor Health$47.50$36–$67.7217
OSF HealthCare$42.75$34.25–$61.6615
Advocate Health$47.75$38.20–$57.308
Trinity Health$48$32.74–$59.926
Hospital Sisters Health System$42.50$32–$55.506
Sinai Chicago$35$35–$48.136
UChicago Medicine$59$40.95–$76.944
Ascension$53.50$40.98–$63.953
Mercyhealth$43$33.12–$60.873
Prime Healthcare$59.50$57.50–$602
Carle Health$51.25$38.93–$63.352
Sarah Bush Lincoln$49.50$37.23–$60.642
UW Health$48$36.26–$59.972
BJC HealthCare$40.25$32–$48.282
ScionHealth$52.25$42–$62.411
Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago$51.75$39–$64.351
Rush-Copley Medical Center$47.25$37.50–$57.191
AdventHealth$37.50$37.501

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 ICU nurses nationwide when it has such a page.

Night shift ICU nurse pay in Illinois

Where one employer posts both night and other ICU nurse jobs in the same state (6 such employers and states), the night jobs post the same base rate as the rest (the median gap is $0): most employers state their night differential apart from the base pay, so check the posting for it.

Employer, stateNight jobs, medianOther jobs, median
Northwestern Medicine, IL$44.75 (22)$47.50 (3)
Endeavor Health, IL$47.50 (10)$47.50 (7)
UChicago Medicine, IL$59 (3)$59 (1)
Mercyhealth, IL$45.75 (2)$42.50 (1)
BJC HealthCare, MO$40.25 (1)$40.25 (1)
BJC HealthCare, IL$40.25 (1)$40.25 (1)

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

Best-paid open ICU nurse jobs in Illinois

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

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 occupation10th pct25th pctMedian75th pct90th pctEmployed
Registered Nurses (29-1141)$33.26 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$38.47 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$46.15 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$50.94 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)$56.82 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)138,910 (source: BLS OEWS, Registered Nurses, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

ICU nurse salary in Illinois: common questions

How much does an ICU nurse make in Illinois?

Open ICU nurse jobs in Illinois that state an hourly rate post a median of $48, the middle half $44.75–$51.50 (107 jobs from 19 employers). Full time that is about $99,800 a year. BLS measured a median of $46.15/hr ($95,990 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Illinois (May 2025).

Where in Illinois do ICU nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Chicago ($50.25), Naperville ($46.75), Peoria ($44.25) and Rockford ($47). The town table lists 16.

Which employers in Illinois pay ICU nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: UChicago Medicine ($59), Ascension ($53.50) and Trinity Health ($48).

How does Illinois compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Illinois ($48) is $7 below the national posted median of $55. In the BLS survey Illinois ranks 21 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: 107 of 182 open ICU nurse jobs in Illinois (59%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

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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.
  1. CareJobs.Now job board: the pay open jobs state, read nightly from each employer's own careers site, published October 24, 2026
  2. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses (SOC 29-1141), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Registered Nurses by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

Cite this page

CareJobs.Now. (2026). ICU nurse salary in Illinois. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/icu-nurse/illinois

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