Medical/Surgical nurse pay in Illinois
$100,616median posted offer#11 of 19 states for Medical/Surgical
Medical/Surgical nurses in Illinois are being offered a median $100,616 a year across 6 live postings that state pay — 1% above the national Medical/Surgical median of $99,287. Updated July 24, 2026.
Where does your pay sit in Medical/Surgical in Illinois?
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Other specialties in Illinois
- Home Health 6 postings$116k
- Travel 6 postings$111k
- Operating Room 6 postings$99k
- ICU 19 postings$98k
- Acute Care 10 postings$98k
- Hospice 6 postings$98k
- Palliative Care 5 postings$97k
- ER 5 postings$97k
Or see all nurse pay in Illinois (140 postings), or Medical/Surgical pay across every state.
What to do with this
- See the rolesJobs in Illinois paying around $100,616Every posting behind these numbers is a live job you can open and apply to.
- Offer in hand?Run it through the offer reality calculatorAnnualize it honestly and see what it's worth where you'd actually live — then compare offers side by side.
- 3-minute fit quizFind out which roles actually fit youPay is one axis. Shift, specialty, setting, and commute decide whether the job is worth it.
- CommunityAsk nurses what they really take homeDifferentials, ratios, and the offer nobody posts. Bring your number and compare notes.
Want the craft behind the numbers — differentials, negotiating, travel packages? Read the pay & salary guides.
Questions nurses ask
- How much do Medical/Surgical nurses make in Illinois?
- Across 6 live Medical/Surgical postings in Illinois that state pay, the median offer is $100,616 a year. The middle half runs $87,389–$112,020, and the top 10% start at $122,044.
- Is Illinois a good state for Medical/Surgical nurses?
- On posted pay, Illinois ranks #11 of 19 states for Medical/Surgical. The median there is 1% above the national Medical/Surgical median of $99,287. Pay is one axis — shift, ratios, and cost of living decide whether the job is actually worth it.
- Where do these numbers come from?
- Midpoint of stated salary ranges on live nursing job postings; values outside $20,000–$800,000/yr treated as parse artifacts and excluded; groups under 5 postings suppressed. Community-reported figures are anonymous, unverified, and reported separately.