Registered Nurse pay in Illinois
Median hourly pay in Illinois · BLS May 2025
$46.15
an hour · $95,990 a year
- 10th
- $33.26
- 25th
- $38.47
- Median
- $46.15
- 75th
- $50.94
- 90th
- $56.82
Hourly pay range: 10th percentile $33.26/hr, median $46.15/hr, 90th percentile $56.82/hr.
Employed in IL
138,910
BLS estimate
Vs. U.S. median
−$0.75
U.S. median $46.90/hr
Licensing for registered nurses in Illinois
Illinois Board of Nursing (Illinois Dept. of Financial and Professional Regulation, IDFPR). Board, lookup and requirements
Sources
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025: Illinois, Registered Nurse (SOC 29-1141), 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.