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Oncology nurse salary in Illinois

Open oncology nurse jobs in Illinois post a median of $47.50 an hour, the middle half $44.50–$48.25 (about $98,800 a year full time), $1.75 below the national posted median. From 64 jobs at 13 employers that state their pay.

$47.50
Median posted /hr
$45–$48
Middle half /hr
$98,800
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$46.15
BLS median in IL
May 2025

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What oncology 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 64 open jobs in Illinois. Lowest posted $26.25, highest $76.94.

Posted on open jobs in Illinois

$44.50–$48.25/hr

Middle half of 26 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $47.50. 82% of the 78 open oncology nurse jobs in Illinois state an hourly rate.

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Oncology 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$49.75$34.50–$76.9414 (3)
Rockford$45.75$30.93–$60.876 (3)
Peoria$45.50$34.25–$59.896 (2)
Lake Forest$48$34.50–$59.205 (1)
Geneva$48.25$34.50–$55.203 (1)
Elmhurst$47.50$37.25–$57.743 (1)
Evanston$47.50$37.25–$57.743 (1)
Arlington Heights$46.75$36–$57.743 (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.

Oncology nurse pay by employer in Illinois

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Northwestern Medicine$47.50$34.50–$59.2023
Endeavor Health$47.50$36–$64.8813
OSF HealthCare$42.75$34.25–$52.166
Carle Health$48.25$33.11–$63.355
UChicago Medicine$59$40.95–$76.944
UW Health$46.25$30.93–$59.974
Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago$49.75$36–$64.352
Sarah Bush Lincoln$46.25$35.43–$57.712
Ascension$48$39.75–$56.111
Mercyhealth$47.75$34.45–$60.871
Hospital Sisters Health System$42.50$34–$511
BJC HealthCare$40.25$32–$48.281
Quincy Medical Group$32.75$26.25–$39.381

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 oncology nurses nationwide when it has such a page.

Night shift oncology nurse pay in Illinois

Where one employer posts both night and other oncology nurse jobs in the same state (3 such employers and states), the night jobs post a median $2.75 an hour more 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$47.50 (7)$44.75 (16)
Endeavor Health, IL$47.50 (6)$47.50 (7)
Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, IL$51.75 (1)$47.75 (1)

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

Best-paid open oncology 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

Oncology nurse salary in Illinois: common questions

How much does an oncology nurse make in Illinois?

Open oncology nurse jobs in Illinois that state an hourly rate post a median of $47.50, the middle half $44.50–$48.25 (64 jobs from 13 employers). Full time that is about $98,800 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 oncology nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Chicago ($49.75), Rockford ($45.75), Peoria ($45.50) and Lake Forest ($48). The town table lists 8.

Which employers in Illinois pay oncology nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: UChicago Medicine ($59), Carle Health ($48.25) and Northwestern Medicine ($47.50).

How does Illinois compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Illinois ($47.50) is $1.75 below the national posted median of $49.25. 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: 64 of 78 open oncology nurse jobs in Illinois (82%) 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

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

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