Registered Nurse (RN) Salary in Illinois

Median annual base pay is $83,200 across 143 reported Registered Nurse (RN) salaries in Illinois.

Median hourly rate is $40.00 per hour.

Updated 13 August 2026

Salary Distribution (By Percentile)

P10	P25	Median	P75	P90
$75,941	$76,877	$83,200	$83,200	$91,520

Employer	Median	Reports
Saint Anthony Hospital	$94,640	6
Resilience Healthcare Chicago Graduate Education Foundation	$83,200	51
West Suburban Medical Center	$83,200	6
Jackson Park Hospital Foundation	$76,877	41
Crawford Hospital District	$73,632	6

Level	Common titles	Median	Reports
Entry	New Grad RN · RN I · Staff Nurse	—	3
Junior / Early Career	Nurse Consultant I · Clinical Specialist · RN II	—	1
Mid-Level	Nurse Consultant II · Senior Clinical Specialist · RN III	—	1
Senior	Senior Nurse Consultant · Medical Science Liaison · Senior RN	—	2
Lead / Expert	Principal Nurse Consultant · Lead Clinical Specialist · Nurse Administrator	—	1

Model	Median	Reports
Hourly	$83,200	127
Annual Salary	$71,250	8

The median Registered Nurse (RN) salary in Illinois is $83,200 per year, based on 143 reported salaries.

The median reported rate is $40.00 per hour.

Oak Park has the highest median at $83,200 per year, of the cities with enough reports to publish a median.

Of the employers with enough reports to publish a median, Saint Anthony Hospital is highest at $94,640 per year.