Registered Nurses pay in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
$97,930avg. a year
$47.08 an hour · 100,240 employed
Registered Nurses in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area earn an average of $97,930 a year. That is $3,570 (4%) more than the Illinois average of $94,360. The U.S. average is $101,420.
$100,490Median pay
$47.08Average hourly
+4%vs. Illinois average
100,240Jobs in this metro
Other Illinois metro areas
Average pay for registered nurses in other Illinois metro areas. Swipe to see all 11.
11,390 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$91,550
$44.02 an hour
23,520 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$90,970
$43.74 an hour
34,110 jobs
Springfield, IL
$89,200
$42.88 an hour
435,200 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$88,310
$42.46 an hour
54,620 jobs
Rockford, IL
$87,550
$42.09 an hour
6790 jobs
Decatur, IL
$87,530
$42.08 an hour
75,460 jobs
Peoria, IL
$86,570
$41.62 an hour
81,470 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$86,160
$41.42 an hour
91,990 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$84,690
$40.72 an hour
101,720 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$84,050
$40.41 an hour
113,520 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$78,800
$37.88 an hour
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How Chicago-Naperville-Elgin compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
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Related jobs in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Physicians, All Other | $200,780 |
| Nurse Practitioners | $133,040 |
| Pharmacists | $138,420 |
| Physical Therapists | $110,460 |
| Dental Hygienists | $95,740 |
| Speech-Language Pathologists | $95,200 |
Questions and answers
How much do registered nurses make in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
The average is $97,930 a year, and the median is $100,490. About 100,240 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Illinois average?
That is $3,570 (4%) more than the Illinois average of $94,360.
Is this job common in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin?
It makes up 22.2 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 1.02 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 29-1141. Metro area: Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 16980). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.