Registered Nurse Illinois
Registered Nurse salary in Illinois
Typical pay
$88,400a year
Most Registered Nurses earn $81k to $97k a year
From 963 current job postings, updated Nov 8, 2026 Pay that employers list in their job postings
The median Registered Nurse salary in Illinois is $88,400 a year. Most job postings pay $81,100 to $96,500. From 963 current job postings, updated Nov 8, 2026.
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Typical pay by city in Illinois
Back to the whole USIllinois
$88k typical, most $81k to $97k
| Chicago, IL | $89k | $83k to $97k | 588 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Champaign, IL | $88k | $80k to $94k | 22 |
| Springfield, IL | $88k | $86k to $96k | 99 |
| Rockford, IL | $87k | $68k to $88k | 34 |
| Decatur, IL | $87k | $79k to $88k | 17 |
| Peoria, IL | $86k | $82k to $92k | 17 |
| Davenport, IA | $85k | $74k to $88k | 25 |
| St. Louis, MO | $84k | $80k to $94k | 141 |
| Bloomington, IL | – | – | 3 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO | – | – | 0 |
| Kankakee, IL | – | – | 11 |
| Paducah, KY | – | – | 2 |
Pay advertised in current postings, per year. Postings are those that list pay.
Pay by experience level
What most job postings pay at each stage. The dot is typical pay.
- Starting out 482 job postings$69k $83k
Typical: $75k
Most new hires start near the low end.
- Experienced 237 job postings$83k $100k
Typical: $92k
- Senior 15 job postings
Not enough postings yet (we show pay once 10 postings list it)
- Lead or manager 2 job postings
Not enough postings yet (we show pay once 10 postings list it)
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Starting out: most postings pay $69k to $83k a year, typically $75k.
Most new hires start near the low end.
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Pay by employer and level
Typical yearly pay at the employers with the most postings that list pay. A dash means fewer than 10 of their postings at that level list pay.
| Employer | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DaVita | $94k | $77k | $97k | – | – |
| Holy Cross Health | $97k | $68k | $97k | – | – |
| St. Mary's Health care System | $97k | $68k | – | – | – |
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Employers hiring now typically offer $88,400 a year for Registered Nurse roles in Illinois. These numbers come from the pay employers list in their job postings, so they show what is on offer today rather than what people earned last year. We only show a number when at least 10 postings list pay.
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