Average Rehab Nurse Salary in Illinois

Rehab nurses in Illinois earn an average of $76,996 per year (or $37.02 per hour).

Nationwide
United States
$80,731
Illinois
4% lower than the national average
$76,996
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Illinois rehab nurses earn 4% lower than the national average salary for rehab nurses, at $80,731 (or $38.81 per hour).

Rehab nurse salary range in Illinois

10%
$58,677
MEDIAN
$76,327
90%
$99,024
Annual Salary Hourly Wage
90th Percentile $99,024 $47
75th Percentile $91,724 $44
Median $76,327 $36
25th Percentile $61,687 $29

80% of Illinois rehab nurses earn between $58,677 and $99,024.

Cost-of-living adjusted rehab nurse salary in Illinois

Cost-Of-Living Adjusted
Illinois
$76,613
Overall Average
Illinois
$76,996

Adjusted for cost-of-living, Illinois rehab nurses earn about $76,613 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 rehab nurses

Chicago, IL $79,987 per year
Peoria, IL $67,521 per year

Illinois nursing salaries vary from region to region across the state. The area where rehab nurses are paid the highest is Chicago, where the average rehab nurses salary is $79,987 and 96,750 registered nurses are currently employed. The Peoria area comes in second, with a $67,521 average rehab nurse salary and 5,460 registered nurses employed.

Rehab nurses salaries in other states

California $112,955 per year
Oregon $98,630 per year
Massachusetts $85,893 per year
Washington $88,015 per year
New York $93,320 per year
Nevada $85,063 per year
New Jersey $87,651 per year
Connecticut $91,654 per year
Minnesota $87,077 per year
Maryland $86,698 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 $76,996 average annual salary, rehab 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 rehab nurses

Rehabilitation nurses, also known as rehab nurses, provide care and support to patients who are recovering from an illness or injury. Their goal is to help these patients regain as much physical and mental function as possible, and to assist them in returning to their normal lives. Some of the specific duties of a rehab nurse might include working with patients to develop personalized rehabilitation plans, providing therapeutic treatments and exercises, monitoring patients' progress, and helping patients with activities of daily living. They may also provide education and support to patients and their families, and work closely with other members of the rehabilitation team.

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