Average Nurse Manager Salary in Illinois

Nurse managers in Illinois earn an average of $82,919 per year (or $39.87 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$88,804
Illinois
6% lower than the national average
$82,919
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Illinois nurse managers earn 6% lower than the national average salary for nurse managers, at $88,804 (or $42.69 per hour).

Nurse manager salary range in Illinois

10%
$63,190
MEDIAN
$82,198
90%
$106,642
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $106,642 $51
75th Percentile $98,780 $47
Median $82,198 $39
25th Percentile $66,432 $31

80% of Illinois nurse managers earn between $63,190 and $106,642.

Cost-of-living adjusted nurse manager salary in Illinois

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Illinois
$82,506
Overall Average
Illinois
$82,919

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Illinois nurse managers earn about $82,506 per year. Cost-of-living in Illinois is 0% 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 nurse managers

Chicago, IL $86,140 per year
Peoria, IL $72,715 per year

Illinois nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where nurse managers are paid the highest is Chicago, where the average nurse managers salary is $86,140 and 96,750 registered nurses are currently employed. The Peoria area comes in second, with a $72,715 average nurse manager salary and 5,460 registered nurses employed.

Nurse managers salaries in other states

California $129,689 per year
Oregon $104,320 per year
Alaska $97,230 per year
Massachusetts $115,956 per year
Washington $101,217 per year
New York $97,986 per year
Nevada $102,713 per year
New Jersey $95,805 per year
Connecticut $102,590 per year
Minnesota $98,688 per year

How much do other nurses get paid in Illinois?

Clinical Informatics Nurse $94,764 per year
Cath Lab Nurse $94,764 per year
Radiology Nurse $93,777 per year
Endoscopy Nurse $90,816 per year
Quality Assurance Nurse $89,829 per year
Vascular Nurse $87,854 per year
Renal Nurse $86,867 per year
Research Nurse $85,505 per year
Diabetes Nurse $84,893 per year
Pediatric Critical Care Nurse $84,893 per year

At a $82,919 average annual salary, nurse managers in Illinois tend to earn less than clinical informatics nurses ($94,764), cath lab nurses ($94,764), radiology nurses ($93,777), endoscopy nurses ($90,816), quality assurance nurses ($89,829), vascular nurses ($87,854), renal nurses ($86,867), research nurses ($85,505), diabetes nurses ($84,893), and pediatric critical care nurses ($84,893).

More about nurse managers

Nurse managers oversee the day-to-day work of nurses in a hospital or clinical setting. They serve as clinical and administrative leaders of their units, leading patient care while also supervising other nurses.

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