Illinois · 2025 pay · 1,135 people
How much does a registered nurse make in Illinois?
$118,600typical pay for a registered nurse in 2025
$86,200 – $141,450what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay fell 1.7% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Illinois Comptroller · Matches the agency's latest release · illinoiscomptroller.gov ↗
Where registered nurses work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Registered Nurse I577 people$106,100
- Registered Nurse II558 people$129,400
Highest-paid registered nurses, 2025
- 1Ashley WilliamsRegistered Nurse II · Department of Human Services$285,100
- 2Mabel RivasRegistered Nurse II · Department of Human Services$282,100
- 3Kellen McmullinRegistered Nurse II · Department of Human Services$271,800
- 4Tina RobertsRegistered Nurse II · Department of Human Services$266,700
- 5Randy CruzRegistered Nurse I · Department of Human Services$262,700
Common questions
How much does a registered nurse make in Illinois?
The typical registered nurse was paid $118,600 in 2025; most earned between $86,200 and $141,450. This counts all 1,135 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Registered Nurse, at any level (for example "Registered Nurse I"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this