Internal Medicine NP/PA

Des Plaines, IL at a glance

• $63.31/hrmedian pay, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area
• $55–$68middle half of earners, per hour
• 104price level, U.S. = 100
• 1hospital listed by CMS in Des Plaines

• The metro median is 2% above the Illinois statewide median of $61.84 per hour. Nationally the median is $62.12 per hour.
• Adjusted for local prices, a $63.31 median hour in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin buys what $61.11 buys at the national price level.
• Federal per diem for travel assignments in Des Plaines: $195 a night for lodging and $92 a day for meals and incidentals.
• HRSA lists 73 active primary care shortage designations covering Cook County; shortage areas often have more openings.
• Illinois is not in the Nurse Licensure Compact as of , so a nurse licensed elsewhere applies to the Illinois board for a license by endorsement before working here.

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Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (May 2024), BEA regional price parities, CMS hospital directory, HRSA shortage areas, GSA per diem, state licensing boards. These are area figures, not this employer’s offer.