Certified Nursing Assistant pay in Illinois
Median hourly pay in Illinois · BLS May 2025
$22.10
an hour · $45,960 a year
- 10th
- $18.07
- 25th
- $18.95
- Median
- $22.10
- 75th
- $23.26
- 90th
- $25.99
Hourly pay range: 10th percentile $18.07/hr, median $22.10/hr, 90th percentile $25.99/hr.
Employed in IL
68,640
BLS estimate
Vs. U.S. median
+$1.78
U.S. median $20.32/hr
Licensing for nursing assistants in Illinois
Illinois Department of Public Health - Health Care Worker Registry. Board, lookup and requirements
Sources
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025: Illinois, Nursing assistants (SOC 31-1131), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Checked against these sources on Oct 1, 2026.
Medians cover wage and salary workers (not the self-employed) and don't include benefits. Use them as a baseline, not a quote.