The annual salary statistics of registered nurses in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of registered nurses in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $64,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $105,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for registered nurses in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $105,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,710.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of registered nurses from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $80,150 | 1.85% | 13.77% |
| 2021 | $78,670 | 3.20% | - |
| 2020 | $76,150 | 0.59% | - |
| 2019 | $75,700 | -0.78% | - |
| 2018 | $76,290 | 2.67% | - |
| 2017 | $74,250 | 1.20% | - |
| 2016 | $73,360 | 1.49% | - |
| 2015 | $72,270 | 1.55% | - |
| 2014 | $71,150 | 2.87% | - |
| 2013 | $69,110 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $69,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $80,150, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for registered nurses in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Kankakee-Bradley (median annual salary of $80,470). Compared with Kankakee-Bradley, the median annual salary of registered nurses in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is .4 percent (.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Springfield | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Danville | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Rockford | |
| Decatur | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Bloomington | |
| Peoria | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington-Normal |