Average Wound Nurse Salary in Illinois

Wound nurses in Illinois earn an average of $76,502 per year (or $36.79 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$78,713
Illinois
2% lower than the national average
$76,502
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Illinois wound nurses earn 2% lower than the national average salary for wound nurses, at $78,713 (or $37.84 per hour).

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Wound nurse salary range in Illinois

10%
$58,300
MEDIAN
$75,838
90%
$98,390
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $98,390 $47
75th Percentile $91,136 $43
Median $75,838 $36
25th Percentile $61,292 $29

80% of Illinois wound nurses earn between $58,300 and $98,390.

Cost-of-living adjusted wound nurse salary in Illinois

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Illinois
$76,122
Overall Average
Illinois
$76,502

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Illinois wound nurses earn about $76,122 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 wound nurses

Chicago, IL $79,474 per year
Peoria, IL $67,089 per year

Illinois nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where wound nurses are paid the highest is Chicago, where the average wound nurses salary is $79,474 and 96,750 registered nurses are currently employed. The Peoria area comes in second, with a $67,089 average wound nurse salary and 5,460 registered nurses employed.

Wound nurses salaries in other states

California $112,955 per year
Oregon $91,375 per year
Massachusetts $100,924 per year
Washington $93,883 per year
New York $87,720 per year
Nevada $81,772 per year
New Jersey $87,284 per year
Connecticut $95,820 per year
Minnesota $90,947 per year
Maryland $78,216 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 $76,502 average annual salary, wound 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 wound nurses

Wound care nurses typically work in hospital settings. They examine and help treat skin breakdowns, pressure ulcers, ostomies, and other wounds on the skin.

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