Average Float Pool Nurse Salary in Chicago

Float pool nurses in Chicago earn an average of $81,012 per year (or $38.95 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$84,768
Chicago, IL
4% lower than the national average
$81,012
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Chicago float pool nurses earn 4% lower than the national average salary for float pool nurses, at $84,768 (or $40.75 per hour).

Float pool nurse salary range in Chicago, IL

10%
$61,083
MEDIAN
$78,392
90%
$100,623
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $100,623 $48
75th Percentile $98,331 $47
Median $78,392 $37
25th Percentile $63,664 $30

80% of Chicago float pool nurses earn between $61,083 and $100,623.

Cost-of-living adjusted float pool nurse salary in Chicago

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Chicago, IL
$77,302
Overall Average
Chicago, IL
$81,012

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Chicago float pool nurses earn about $77,302 per year. Cost-of-living in Chicago is 4% higher than the national average, meaning they face higher prices for food, housing, and transportation compared to other states.

Highest paying cities in Illinois for float pool nurses

Peoria, IL $68,387 per year

Illinois nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where float pool nurses are paid the highest is Peoria, where the average float pool nurses salary is $68,387 and 5,460 registered nurses are currently employed.

How much do other nurses get paid in Chicago, IL?

Cath Lab Nurse $98,446 per year
Clinical Informatics Nurse $98,446 per year
Radiology Nurse $97,420 per year
Endoscopy Nurse $94,344 per year
Quality Assurance Nurse $93,318 per year
Vascular Nurse $91,267 per year
Renal Nurse $90,242 per year
Research Nurse $88,827 per year
Pediatric Critical Care Nurse $88,191 per year
Diabetes Nurse $88,191 per year

At a $81,012 average annual salary, float pool nurses in Chicago tend to earn less than cath lab nurses ($98,446), clinical informatics nurses ($98,446), radiology nurses ($97,420), endoscopy nurses ($94,344), quality assurance nurses ($93,318), vascular nurses ($91,267), renal nurses ($90,242), research nurses ($88,827), pediatric critical care nurses ($88,191), and diabetes nurses ($88,191).

More about float pool nurses

A float pool nurse serves as a flexible resource of nurses who are ready to adapt to versatile roles in a healthcare system. This resourceful pool is often created to fill in short-staffed units and relieve other nurses during their meals and other mandatory breaks.

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Data sources: rn salary data, cost of living data, proprietary data from Incredible Health