Nurse salaries in Illinois.

What Nurse roles in Illinois pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.

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Median salary

$45.90/hr

per hour · USD

Typical range

$38.75/hr – $50.00/hr

25th–75th percentile

Disclosing pay

85.3%

295 of 346 roles

Live roles

346

open right now

This work is paid by the hour, so the figures above are hourly rates — not an annual salary.

Salary trend

median · USD per hour
Median over time ▼ -26.6%
$130,000 $95,472

Salary distribution

USD per hour · disclosed roles
$38.75/hr 25th
$45.90/hr Median
$50.00/hr 75th
$31.83/hr
$64.72/hr
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $19.50/hr – $175.00/hr · outliers off-axis

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
Silver Cross $80,600 76
Advocate Health $99,320 42
BlueSky Telepsych $176,800 25
Shirley Ryan AbilityLab $92,820 20
CVS Health $104,576 19
Aspen Dental $85,000 19
Endeavor Health $95,472 16
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago $107,484 11

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How much do Nurse roles in Illinois pay?

The median salary for Nurse roles in Illinois is $45.90/hr per year. Most pay falls between $38.75/hr (25th percentile) and $50.00/hr (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $31.83/hr to $64.72/hr.

These figures are computed live from 346 active Nurse roles in Illinois on JobsRadar, of which 295 (85.3%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.

Employers currently hiring well-paid Nurse roles in Illinois include Blossom Health, Advocate Health, Legion Health and Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.

Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.

Frequently asked questions

What is the average Nurse salary in Illinois?
The median is $95,472 per year, with most pay between $80,600 and $104,000 (25th–75th percentile), based on 295 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
What is the Nurse salary range in Illinois?
Pay ranges from about $66,202 to $134,616 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $95,472. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.

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