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Nurse educator salary in Illinois

Open nurse educator jobs in Illinois post a median of $50 an hour, the middle half $45.75–$52.75 (about $104,000 a year full time), $1.25 below the national posted median. From 25 jobs at 11 employers that state their pay.

$50
Median posted /hr
$46–$53
Middle half /hr
$104,000
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$46.15
BLS median in IL
May 2025

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What nurse educators 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 25 open jobs in Illinois. Lowest posted $34, highest $69.67.

Posted on open jobs in Illinois

$45.75–$52.75/hr

Middle half of 17 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $50. 81% of the 31 open nurse educator jobs in Illinois state an hourly rate.

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Nurse educator 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$48.50$34–$595 (2)
Glenview$49.50$38.16–$61.213 (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.

Nurse educator pay by employer in Illinois

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Northwestern Medicine$52.75$38.50–$64.805
Endeavor Health$50.25$38.16–$64.885
Carle Health$53.25$37.04–$69.674
Sinai Chicago$34$34–$43.563
UChicago Medicine$56.25$53.50–$592
Advocate Health$51.50$41.10–$61.651
Hospital Sisters Health System$47.25$37.71–$56.571
Ascension$45.75$37.86–$53.441
OSF HealthCare$45.75$37.05–$54.541
Blessing Hospital$45.25$36.15–$54.231
Sarah Bush Lincoln$39$39.121

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 nurse educators nationwide when it has such a page.

Jobs that state a yearly salary

Measured on their own, never converted to hourly.

5 open jobs in Illinois state a yearly salary: a median of $113,600, the middle half $108,100 to $116,700.

Best-paid open nurse educator 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

Nurse educator salary in Illinois: common questions

How much does a nurse educator make in Illinois?

Open nurse educator jobs in Illinois that state an hourly rate post a median of $50, the middle half $45.75–$52.75 (25 jobs from 11 employers). Full time that is about $104,000 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 nurse educators earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Chicago ($48.50) and Glenview ($49.50). The town table lists 2.

Which employers in Illinois pay nurse educators the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Carle Health ($53.25), Northwestern Medicine ($52.75) and Endeavor Health ($50.25).

How does Illinois compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Illinois ($50) is $1.25 below the national posted median of $51.25. 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: 25 of 31 open nurse educator jobs in Illinois (81%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Nurse educator 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

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

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