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Registered nurse salary in Illinois

Open registered nurse jobs in Illinois post a median of $45.25 an hour, the middle half $40.25–$49.25 (about $94,100 a year full time), $3.75 below the national posted median. From 1,735 jobs at 73 employers that state their pay.

$45.25
Median posted /hr
$40–$49
Middle half /hr
$94,100
A year, full time
estimate, 2,080 hours
$46.15
BLS median in IL
May 2025

The jobs themselves: Registered nurse jobs in Illinois · Registered nurse pay nationwide

What registered 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 1,735 open jobs in Illinois. Lowest posted $15, highest $101.65.

Posted on open jobs in Illinois

$40.25–$49.25/hr

Middle half of 349 employer rates (each employer's advertised range once), median $45.25. 65% of the 2,666 open registered nurse jobs in Illinois state an hourly rate.

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Registered 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$47.75$29–$85285 (20)
Peoria$44$15–$63.71149 (6)
Rockford$47.50$28.91–$75.69111 (3)
Naperville$45.50$32–$71.2164 (7)
Winfield$50$34.50–$64.8059 (1)
Urbana$46.25$31.67–$75.9959 (2)
Arlington Heights$49$35.15–$70.0858 (1)
Evanston$47.50$35.15–$70.0857 (3)
Lake Forest$48$34.50–$64.8053 (2)
Elmhurst$46$35.15–$67.7247 (2)
Mattoon$42$20.59–$70.3138 (1)
Bloomington$43$18.50–$61.6635 (5)
Palos Heights$49$32–$65.6030 (2)
Glenview$47.50$34.50–$70.0830 (3)
Belleville$43.50$30–$64.3430 (3)
Quincy$35.50$16.12–$57.9030 (2)
DeKalb$47.50$34.50–$64.8029 (2)
Geneva$50$34.50–$64.8028 (1)
Highland Park$50.25$36–$70.0827 (1)
Springfield$47.25$30.50–$62.3724 (2)
Downers Grove$47.75$37.25–$61.6523 (3)
Alton$45.50$31.67–$64.3423 (2)
McHenry$47.25$34.50–$61.6022 (1)
Champaign$46$33.11–$70.5222 (4)
Park Ridge$49$35.50–$61.6521 (1)
Skokie$49$35.15–$7521 (3)
Oak Lawn$48.50$35.50–$61.6518 (3)
Hinsdale$45.50$31.85–$69.0717 (2)
Aurora$43.50$35–$62.2117 (5)
Harvey$48.50$39.33–$57.9615 (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.

Registered nurse pay by employer in Illinois

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

EmployerMedian postedPosted rangeJobs stating pay
Northwestern Medicine$47.50$34.50–$84.24330
Endeavor Health$47.50$35.15–$70.08259
OSF HealthCare$42.75$18.27–$63.23210
Carle Health$48.25$15–$75.99135
Advocate Health$47.75$35.50–$61.6599
Hospital Sisters Health System$42.50$30–$6368
UChicago Medicine$59$39.33–$76.9459
Mercyhealth$43$23.18–$63.3359
Sinai Chicago$40.50$34–$6054
Sarah Bush Lincoln$47.50$20.59–$70.3151
BJC HealthCare$40.25$30–$64.3451
UW Health$46.75$28.91–$75.6950
Ascension$48$33.69–$101.6529
AdventHealth$45.50$31.85–$75.9827
Prime Healthcare$60$35.35–$64.0926
Trinity Health$48$31.62–$62.9119
Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago$51.75$36–$69.3018
Blessing Hospital$42.50$27.66–$57.9017
Rush-Copley Medical Center$47.25$37.50–$62.2113
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab$45.50$34.23–$59.8613
Quincy Medical Group$32.75$16.12–$47.8713
Covenant Living$44.50$36.90–$53.8311
Universal Health Services$50$40–$709
SSM Health$40.50$20.11–$49.948
Independence Plus$39.50$32–$468
Jersey Community Hospital$37.50$30–$508
Reliable Home Care Providers$75$65–$854
Option Care Health$57$42.72–$71.214
ScionHealth$54.25$34.50–$77.274
Providence Life Services$43.25$39.55–$954
Morris Hospital$41.25$30.86–$52.804
United Surgical Partners International$40.75$32–$57.054
Cantata Adult Life Services$40.50$34.60–$464
UnitedHealth Group$45$30.83–$62.033
Hillsboro Area Hospital$42.50$33.67–$43.753
Westminster Village$42.50$30.91–$453
Ignite Medical Resorts$38.50$34–$453
Kirby Medical Center$38.50$30.82–$47.573
Franciscan Ministries$38$35–$403
Duly Health and Care$35.50$28–$49.013

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 registered nurses nationwide when it has such a page.

Night shift registered nurse pay in Illinois

Where one employer posts both night and other registered nurse jobs in the same state (22 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$47.50 (125)$46 (205)
Endeavor Health, IL$47.50 (102)$47.50 (157)
Advocate Health, IL$47.75 (2)$47.75 (97)
Mercyhealth, IL$43 (14)$43 (45)
UChicago Medicine, IL$59 (25)$50.75 (34)
BJC HealthCare, IL$40.25 (18)$40.25 (33)
Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, IL$51.75 (2)$51.75 (16)
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, IL$46 (4)$45.50 (9)

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

Jobs that state a yearly salary

Measured on their own, never converted to hourly.

75 open jobs in Illinois state a yearly salary: a median of $98,000, the middle half $86,700 to $109,800.

Best-paid open registered 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

Registered nurse salary in Illinois: common questions

How much does a registered nurse make in Illinois?

Open registered nurse jobs in Illinois that state an hourly rate post a median of $45.25, the middle half $40.25–$49.25 (1,735 jobs from 73 employers). Full time that is about $94,100 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 registered nurses earn the most?

By the median rate open jobs post, in the towns with the most jobs stating pay: Chicago ($47.75), Peoria ($44), Rockford ($47.50) and Naperville ($45.50). The town table lists 30.

Which employers in Illinois pay registered nurses the most?

Among employers stating a rate on at least three open jobs here: Reliable Home Care Providers ($75), Prime Healthcare ($60) and UChicago Medicine ($59).

How does Illinois compare with the rest of the country?

The posted median in Illinois ($45.25) is $3.75 below the national posted median of $49. 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: 1,735 of 2,666 open registered nurse jobs in Illinois (65%) state an hourly rate. No pay is estimated for a job that states none; "up to" ceilings and weekly travel rates are left out.

Registered nurse pay in other states

Registered nurse salary nationwide →Every healthcare salary →

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

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