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Med-surg nurse salary in Illinois

Open med-surg nurse jobs in Illinois post a median of $45.75 an hour, the middle half $42.25–$48 (about $95,200 a year full time), $5 below the national posted median. From 90 jobs at 17 employers that state their pay.

$45.75
Median posted /hr
$42–$48
Middle half /hr
$95,200
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$46.15
BLS median in IL
May 2025

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What med-surg 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 90 open jobs in Illinois. Lowest posted $30.50, highest $76.94.

Posted on open jobs in Illinois

$42.25–$48/hr

Middle half of 38 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $45.75. 56% of the 161 open med-surg nurse jobs in Illinois state an hourly rate.

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Med-surg 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)
Peoria$48.25$34.25–$61.3614 (2)
Urbana$51.25$38.93–$63.359 (1)
Geneva$48$34.50–$59.207 (1)
Chicago$46$34–$76.947 (5)
Rockford$46.75$34.45–$60.875 (3)
Belleville$40.25$32–$48.284 (1)
Shiloh$40.25$32–$48.284 (1)
Highland$39$30.50–$484 (1)
DeKalb$49.50$36.50–$58.403 (1)
Oak Lawn$47.75$38.20–$57.303 (1)
Hinsdale$40$31.85–$52.763 (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.

Med-surg nurse pay by employer in Illinois

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Carle Health$49$36.80–$63.3520
Northwestern Medicine$46.25$34.50–$59.2014
OSF HealthCare$42.75$34.25–$57.7811
BJC HealthCare$40.25$32–$48.288
Hospital Sisters Health System$39.75$30.50–$55.508
Advocate Health$47.75$38.20–$57.306
Mercyhealth$43$33.12–$60.875
Endeavor Health$47.50$36–$67.724
AdventHealth$40$31.85–$59.834
UChicago Medicine$53.75$39.33–$76.942
Sinai Chicago$34$342
Trinity Health$48$36.05–$59.921
UW Health$48$36.26–$59.971
Rush-Copley Medical Center$47.25$37.50–$57.191
Prime Healthcare$44.50$35.35–$53.581
Hillsboro Area Hospital$38$33.67–$42.081
Boyd Healthcare Services$35$351

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 med-surg nurses nationwide when it has such a page.

Night shift med-surg nurse pay in Illinois

Where one employer posts both night and other med-surg nurse jobs in the same state (4 such employers and states), the night jobs post a median $1.50 an hour less than the rest. Many employers state a night differential apart from the base pay, which this does not count.

Employer, stateNight jobs, medianOther jobs, median
Northwestern Medicine, IL$44.75 (9)$48 (5)
BJC HealthCare, IL$40.25 (4)$40.25 (4)
Mercyhealth, IL$45.25 (2)$43 (3)
Endeavor Health, IL$47.50 (3)$55.75 (1)

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

Best-paid open med-surg 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

Med-surg nurse salary in Illinois: common questions

How much does a med-surg nurse make in Illinois?

Open med-surg nurse jobs in Illinois that state an hourly rate post a median of $45.75, the middle half $42.25–$48 (90 jobs from 17 employers). Full time that is about $95,200 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 med-surg nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Peoria ($48.25), Urbana ($51.25), Geneva ($48) and Chicago ($46). The town table lists 11.

Which employers in Illinois pay med-surg nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Carle Health ($49), Advocate Health ($47.75) and Endeavor Health ($47.50).

How does Illinois compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Illinois ($45.75) is $5 below the national posted median of $50.75. 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: 90 of 161 open med-surg nurse jobs in Illinois (56%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Med-surg 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: 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). Med-surg nurse salary in Illinois. Data as of October 24, 2026. https://carejobs.now/salaries/med-surg-nurse/illinois

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