Average Palliative Care Nurse Salary in Illinois

Palliative care nurses in Illinois earn an average of $69,099 per year (or $33.23 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$80,731
Illinois
14% lower than the national average
$69,099
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Illinois palliative care nurses earn 14% lower than the national average salary for palliative care nurses, at $80,731 (or $38.81 per hour).

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Palliative care nurse salary range in Illinois

10%
$52,658
MEDIAN
$68,498
90%
$88,868
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $88,868 $42
75th Percentile $82,317 $39
Median $68,498 $32
25th Percentile $55,360 $26

80% of Illinois palliative care nurses earn between $52,658 and $88,868.

Cost-of-living adjusted palliative care nurse salary in Illinois

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Illinois
$68,755
Overall Average
Illinois
$69,099

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Illinois palliative care nurses earn about $68,755 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 palliative care nurses

Chicago, IL $71,783 per year
Peoria, IL $60,596 per year

Illinois nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where palliative care nurses are paid the highest is Chicago, where the average palliative care nurses salary is $71,783 and 96,750 registered nurses are currently employed. The Peoria area comes in second, with a $60,596 average palliative care nurse salary and 5,460 registered nurses employed.

Palliative care nurses salaries in other states

California $121,322 per year
Oregon $104,320 per year
Massachusetts $100,924 per year
Washington $94,861 per year
New York $93,320 per year
Nevada $79,777 per year
New Jersey $87,651 per year
Connecticut $89,571 per year
Minnesota $73,532 per year
Maryland $84,813 per year

How much do other nurses get paid in Illinois?

Cath Lab Nurse $94,764 per year
Clinical Informatics 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
Pediatric Critical Care Nurse $84,893 per year
Diabetes Nurse $84,893 per year

At a $69,099 average annual salary, palliative care nurses in Illinois tend to earn less than cath lab nurses ($94,764), clinical informatics 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), pediatric critical care nurses ($84,893), and diabetes nurses ($84,893).

More about palliative care nurses

Palliative care nurses treat terminally-ill patients and seek to support the patient's quality of life, provide comfort, and alleviate pain.

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