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Registered Nurses Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois

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].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Registered Nurses in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage 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.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of registered nurses from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-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
- -

Table 2. Compare Registered Nurses Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) with Other Illinois Cities

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
$80,470
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$80,150
Springfield
$76,420
Champaign-Urbana
$76,320
Danville
$75,760
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$75,740
Rockford
$75,590
Decatur
$75,490
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$75,310
Bloomington
$75,260
Peoria
$72,970
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$72,430
Carbondale-Marion
$72,130
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$70,020
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$66,280
Bloomington-Normal
$58,290

See also: Top paying jobs in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois.