ER nurse pay in Illinois
$96,720median posted offer#7 of 11 states for ER
ER nurses in Illinois are being offered a median $96,720 a year across 5 live postings that state pay — 3% below the national ER median of $99,320. Updated July 22, 2026.
Where does your pay sit in ER in Illinois?
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Other specialties in Illinois
- Nurse Practitioner 11 postings$141k
- Emergency 8 postings$125k
- Cardiac 6 postings$111k
- Home Health 10 postings$99k
- Operating Room 6 postings$99k
- ICU 35 postings$98k
- Acute Care 7 postings$98k
- Palliative Care 5 postings$97k
Or see all nurse pay in Illinois (222 postings), or ER pay across every state.
What to do with this
- See the rolesJobs in Illinois paying around $96,720Every 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 ER nurses make in Illinois?
- Across 5 live ER postings in Illinois that state pay, the median offer is $96,720 a year. The middle half runs $91,520–$97,760, and the top 10% start at $98,384.
- Is Illinois a good state for ER nurses?
- On posted pay, Illinois ranks #7 of 11 states for ER. The median there is 3% below the national ER median of $99,320. 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.