Registered Nurse (RN) - Inpatient Services

Chicago, IL at a glance

• $46.38/hrmedian pay, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area
• $39–$50middle half of earners, per hour
• 104price level, U.S. = 100
• 33hospitals listed by CMS in Chicago

• The metro median is 12% above the Illinois statewide median of $41.54 per hour. Nationally the median is $45.00 per hour.
• Adjusted for local prices, a $46.38 median hour in Chicago-Naperville-Elgin buys what $44.77 buys at the national price level.
• Federal per diem for travel assignments in Chicago: $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.

Registered Nurse pay and jobs in Chicago · Registered Nurse jobs in Illinois · Illinois state guide

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.