Average Transplant Nurse Salary in Illinois

Transplant nurses in Illinois earn an average of $81,932 per year (or $39.40 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$86,786
Illinois
5% lower than the national average
$81,932
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Illinois transplant nurses earn 5% lower than the national average salary for transplant nurses, at $86,786 (or $41.72 per hour).

Transplant nurse salary range in Illinois

10%
$62,438
MEDIAN
$81,220
90%
$105,372
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $105,372 $50
75th Percentile $97,604 $46
Median $81,220 $39
25th Percentile $65,642 $31

80% of Illinois transplant nurses earn between $62,438 and $105,372.

Cost-of-living adjusted transplant nurse salary in Illinois

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Illinois
$81,524
Overall Average
Illinois
$81,932

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Illinois transplant nurses earn about $81,524 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 transplant nurses

Chicago, IL $85,114 per year
Peoria, IL $71,850 per year

Illinois nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where transplant nurses are paid the highest is Chicago, where the average transplant nurses salary is $85,114 and 96,750 registered nurses are currently employed. The Peoria area comes in second, with a $71,850 average transplant nurse salary and 5,460 registered nurses employed.

Transplant nurses salaries in other states

California $144,331 per year
Massachusetts $120,250 per year
Washington $95,594 per year
New York $98,919 per year
Minnesota $95,766 per year
Maryland $75,389 per year
Arizona $79,890 per year
Colorado $83,374 per year
Texas $83,488 per year
Wisconsin $82,650 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 $81,932 average annual salary, transplant 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 transplant nurses

Transplant nurses specialize in the process of organ transplants by assisting patients in the preparation of organ donation, the actual surgical procedure, as well as aftercare for the patients.

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