Average Home Health Nurse Salary in Illinois

Home health nurses in Illinois earn an average of $71,073 per year (or $34.17 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$80,428
Illinois
11% lower than the national average
$71,073
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Illinois home health nurses earn 11% lower than the national average salary for home health nurses, at $80,428 (or $38.66 per hour).

Home health nurse salary range in Illinois

10%
$54,163
MEDIAN
$70,456
90%
$91,407
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $91,407 $43
75th Percentile $84,669 $40
Median $70,456 $33
25th Percentile $56,942 $27

80% of Illinois home health nurses earn between $54,163 and $91,407.

Cost-of-living adjusted home health nurse salary in Illinois

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Illinois
$70,720
Overall Average
Illinois
$71,073

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Illinois home health nurses earn about $70,720 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 home health nurses

Chicago, IL $73,834 per year
Peoria, IL $62,327 per year

Illinois nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where home health nurses are paid the highest is Chicago, where the average home health nurses salary is $73,834 and 96,750 registered nurses are currently employed. The Peoria area comes in second, with a $62,327 average home health nurse salary and 5,460 registered nurses employed.

Home health nurses salaries in other states

California $119,230 per year
Oregon $93,565 per year
Massachusetts $93,409 per year
Washington $93,883 per year
New York $93,320 per year
Nevada $85,761 per year
New Jersey $83,574 per year
Connecticut $83,322 per year
Rhode Island $76,647 per year
Minnesota $87,077 per year

How much do other nurses get paid in Illinois?

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

At a $71,073 average annual salary, home health nurses in Illinois tend to earn less than cath lab nurses ($94,764), clinical informatics 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), pediatric critical care nurses ($84,893), and diabetes nurses ($84,893).

More about home health nurses

A home health nurse provides home-based care for patients of all ages. This can include the elderly, disabled, or terminally ill. A home health nurse can provide services for people who are recovering from an accident, surgeries, or have a chronic disease like diabetes.

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