Average Cardiac Care Nurse Salary in Illinois

Cardiac care nurses in Illinois earn an average of $78,970 per year (or $37.97 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$80,731
Illinois
2% lower than the national average
$78,970
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Illinois cardiac care nurses earn 2% lower than the national average salary for cardiac care nurses, at $80,731 (or $38.81 per hour).

Cardiac care nurse salary range in Illinois

10%
$60,181
MEDIAN
$78,284
90%
$101,564
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $101,564 $48
75th Percentile $94,076 $45
Median $78,284 $37
25th Percentile $63,269 $30

80% of Illinois cardiac care nurses earn between $60,181 and $101,564.

Cost-of-living adjusted cardiac care nurse salary in Illinois

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Illinois
$78,577
Overall Average
Illinois
$78,970

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Illinois cardiac care nurses earn about $78,577 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 cardiac care nurses

Chicago, IL $82,038 per year
Peoria, IL $69,253 per year

Illinois nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where cardiac care nurses are paid the highest is Chicago, where the average cardiac care nurses salary is $82,038 and 96,750 registered nurses are currently employed. The Peoria area comes in second, with a $69,253 average cardiac care nurse salary and 5,460 registered nurses employed.

Cardiac care nurses salaries in other states

California $122,368 per year
Oregon $106,169 per year
District of Columbia $96,392 per year
Alaska $104,638 per year
Massachusetts $83,746 per year
Washington $91,927 per year
New York $95,186 per year
Nevada $85,761 per year
New Jersey $89,690 per year
Connecticut $83,322 per year

How much do other nurses get paid in Illinois?

Clinical Informatics Nurse $94,764 per year
Cath Lab 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
Diabetes Nurse $84,893 per year
Pediatric Critical Care Nurse $84,893 per year

At a $78,970 average annual salary, cardiac care nurses in Illinois tend to earn less than clinical informatics nurses ($94,764), cath lab 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), diabetes nurses ($84,893), and pediatric critical care nurses ($84,893).

More about cardiac care nurses

Cardiac nurses serve on the healthcare teams that provide care for patients receiving treatment for cardiovascular conditions and diseases. These registered nurses (RNs) receive special training and certification in the cardiovascular system.

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