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Licensed practical nurse salary in Illinois

Open licensed practical nurse jobs in Illinois post a median of $32.50 an hour, the middle half $29–$34.50 (about $67,600 a year full time), $0.50 above the national posted median. From 113 jobs at 44 employers that state their pay.

$32.50
Median posted /hr
$29–$35
Middle half /hr
$67,600
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$36.06
BLS median in IL
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Licensed practical nurse jobs in Illinois · Licensed practical nurse pay nationwide

What licensed practical 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 113 open jobs in Illinois. Lowest posted $19.13, highest $55.

Posted on open jobs in Illinois

$29–$34.50/hr

Middle half of 70 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $32.50. 58% of the 195 open licensed practical nurse jobs in Illinois state an hourly rate.

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Licensed practical 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$33.50$22.90–$46.3516 (10)
Peoria$33.75$19.92–$47.597 (5)
Urbana$31.75$23.05–$41.877 (1)
Quincy$31$19.27–$367 (2)
Mattoon$30.50$22.72–$38.875 (2)
Rockford$29.50$22.28–$51.684 (2)
Mount Vernon$32.50$20.11–$503 (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.

Licensed practical nurse pay by employer in Illinois

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Sarah Bush Lincoln$30.50$20.59–$38.8718
Carle Health$33.75$23.05–$41.8710
Independence Plus$34$27–$407
OSF HealthCare$28.75$23.42–$34.107
Prime Healthcare$35.50$31–$406
Mercyhealth$29.50$22.28–$51.686
Franciscan Ministries$35$32–$375
Blessing Hospital$28$19.27–$33.485
Ascension$33$22.75–$39.603
Northwestern Medicine$32.25$19.13–$38.093
Covenant Living$39.25$32.36–$46.352
UnitedHealth Group$34.75$21.11–$46.682
Sunset Senior Living$34.25$33–$362
Providence Life Services$33.25$30.50–$362
UChicago Medicine$32.50$29.71–$35.382
StoneBridge Senior Living$27.50$27–$282
SSM Health$26.25$20.11–$32.182
Kirby Medical Center$25.25$20.22–$30.342
Hillsboro Area Hospital$24.25$20–$30.312
Reliable Home Care Providers$47.50$40–$551
BrightSpring Health Services$43$36–$501
Helia Healthcare$39$28–$501
Atria Senior Living$37.50$26–$49.201
Plymouth Place$37$371
Apostolic Christian Home$36.50$33–$401
Renalcare Associates S C$36.50$33–$401
Apostolic Christian Highland Oaks$36$361
Wellbe Senior Medical$34$30–$381
Compassus$33.75$19.92–$47.591
AdventHealth$32.75$21.77–$43.801
Dekalb Area Retirement Center$32.75$28.15–$37.441
Team Select Home Care$32.50$20–$451
Nexus Family Healing$31.50$30–$331
All Ways Caring HomeCare$30.75$30.711
Haymarket Center$30$301
Transitions Group$29.50$28–$311
Hospital Sisters Health System$29$23.15–$34.731
Advocate Health$28.75$22.90–$34.351
Healogics$28.75$23.30–$34.101
Traditions Health$28.50$26.17–$30.931

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 licensed practical nurses nationwide when it has such a page.

Best-paid open licensed practical 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
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses (29-2061)$28.31 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)$30.57 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)$36.06 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)$38.25 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)$43.18 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)17,440 (source: BLS OEWS, Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, opens in a new tab)

BLS median by metro area

Licensed practical nurse salary in Illinois: common questions

How much does a licensed practical nurse make in Illinois?

Open licensed practical nurse jobs in Illinois that state an hourly rate post a median of $32.50, the middle half $29–$34.50 (113 jobs from 44 employers). Full time that is about $67,600 a year. BLS measured a median of $36.06/hr ($75,000 a year) for people employed in the occupation in Illinois (May 2025).

Where in Illinois do licensed practical nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Chicago ($33.50), Peoria ($33.75), Urbana ($31.75) and Quincy ($31). The town table lists 7.

Which employers in Illinois pay licensed practical nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Prime Healthcare ($35.50), Franciscan Ministries ($35) and Independence Plus ($34).

How does Illinois compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Illinois ($32.50) is $0.50 above the national posted median of $32. In the BLS survey Illinois ranks 12 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: 113 of 195 open licensed practical nurse jobs in Illinois (58%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Licensed practical nurse pay in other states

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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: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses (SOC 29-2061), every state, published May 15, 2026
  3. BLS OEWS May 2025: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses, national, published May 15, 2026
  4. BLS OEWS May 2025: Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses by metropolitan area, published May 15, 2026

Cite this page

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

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