Average Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Salary in Chicago

Pediatric critical care nurses in Chicago earn an average of $88,191 per year (or $42.40 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$81,488
Chicago, IL
8% higher than the national average
$88,191
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Chicago pediatric critical care nurses earn 8% higher than the national average salary for pediatric critical care nurses, at $81,488 (or $39.17 per hour).

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Pediatric critical care nurse salary range in Chicago, IL

10%
$66,495
MEDIAN
$85,338
90%
$109,539
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $109,539 $52
75th Percentile $107,044 $51
Median $85,338 $41
25th Percentile $69,305 $33

80% of Chicago pediatric critical care nurses earn between $66,495 and $109,539.

Cost-of-living adjusted pediatric critical care nurse salary in Chicago

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Chicago, IL
$84,151
Overall Average
Chicago, IL
$88,191

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Chicago pediatric critical care nurses earn about $84,151 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 pediatric critical care nurses

Peoria, IL $74,447 per year

Illinois nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where pediatric critical care nurses are paid the highest is Peoria, where the average pediatric critical care nurses salary is $74,447 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
Diabetes Nurse $88,191 per year
Bariatric Nurse $87,165 per year

At a $88,191 average annual salary, pediatric critical care 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), and research nurses ($88,827). They tend to earn more than diabetes nurses ($88,191) and bariatric nurses ($87,165).

More about pediatric critical care nurses

PICU nurses treat severely ill children who require the highest level of medical care. Patients in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit need monitoring and frequent interventions.

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