Average Public Health Nurse Salary in Illinois

Public health nurses in Illinois earn an average of $78,299 per year (or $37.65 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$82,750
Illinois
5% lower than the national average
$78,299
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Illinois public health nurses earn 5% lower than the national average salary for public health nurses, at $82,750 (or $39.78 per hour).

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Public health nurse salary range in Illinois

10%
$59,670
MEDIAN
$77,619
90%
$100,700
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $100,700 $48
75th Percentile $93,277 $44
Median $77,619 $37
25th Percentile $62,731 $30

80% of Illinois public health nurses earn between $59,670 and $100,700.

Cost-of-living adjusted public health nurse salary in Illinois

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Illinois
$77,909
Overall Average
Illinois
$78,299

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Illinois public health nurses earn about $77,909 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 public health nurses

Chicago, IL $81,341 per year
Peoria, IL $68,664 per year

Illinois nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where public health nurses are paid the highest is Chicago, where the average public health nurses salary is $81,341 and 96,750 registered nurses are currently employed. The Peoria area comes in second, with a $68,664 average public health nurse salary and 5,460 registered nurses employed.

Public health nurses salaries in other states

California $115,047 per year
Oregon $86,301 per year
Massachusetts $96,630 per year
Washington $93,883 per year
New York $88,654 per year
Nevada $91,235 per year
New Jersey $81,536 per year
Connecticut $83,322 per year
Minnesota $87,077 per year
Maryland $89,525 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 $78,299 average annual salary, public health 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).

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