Average Pulmonary Care Nurse Salary in Illinois

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

Nationwide
United States
$77,724
Illinois
8% lower than the national average
$71,073
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Illinois pulmonary care nurses earn 8% lower than the national average salary for pulmonary care nurses, at $77,724 (or $37.36 per hour).

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Pulmonary care 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 pulmonary care nurses earn between $54,163 and $91,407.

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

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

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Illinois pulmonary care 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 pulmonary care 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 pulmonary care nurses are paid the highest is Chicago, where the average pulmonary care nurses salary is $73,834 and 96,750 registered nurses are currently employed. The Peoria area comes in second, with a $62,327 average pulmonary care nurse salary and 5,460 registered nurses employed.

Pulmonary care nurses salaries in other states

California $115,047 per year
Massachusetts $90,188 per year
Washington $84,103 per year
New York $93,320 per year
Connecticut $93,737 per year
Maryland $75,389 per year
Arizona $86,573 per year
Colorado $79,741 per year
Texas $67,179 per year
Virginia $70,929 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, pulmonary care 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 pulmonary care nurses

Pulmonary nurses focus on treating respiratory conditions patients may have. These conditions include asthma, pneumonia, bronchitis, tuberculosis and more.

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