LIVE MARKET·2,578 IL postings · last 12 months·Data through August 22, 2026
Cardiac Nurse salary in Illinois: $78.19/hr$3,128/wk$162,635/yr median.
Pay range $73.30$2,932$152,464–$83.88/hr$3,355/wk$174,470/yr across the middle 50% of 2,578 active Illinois postings from 120 employers.
3.5% above the national Cardiac Nurse median of $75.58/hr · #12 of 51 states with live data.
Median /hr/wk/yr
$78.19$3,128$162,635
P25–P75
$73.30$2,932$152,464–$83.88$3,355$174,470
middle 50%
Postings
2,578
last 12 months
Employers
120
in IL
01·NEIGHBORING STATES·CARDIAC NURSE
How Illinois compares with its neighbors.
01Illinois (this page)$78.19/hr$3,128/wk$162,635/yr
02Iowa$77.03/hr$3,081/wk$160,222/yr03Wisconsin$75.68/hr$3,027/wk$157,414/yr04Missouri$71.98/hr$2,879/wk$149,718/yr05Indiana$71.15/hr$2,846/wk$147,992/yr06Kentucky$70.65/hr$2,826/wk$146,952/yr02·TOP-PAYING STATES·51 STATES WITH LIVE DATA
Where Cardiac Nurse pay is highest nationally.
03·CARDIAC NURSE ROLES IN ILLINOIS·3 ROLES
Cardiac Nurse roles in Illinois, by title.
04·FREQUENTLY ASKED·CARDIAC NURSE · IL
Cardiac Nurse pay in Illinois, answered.
What do Cardiac Nurse jobs pay in Illinois?
The median Cardiac Nurse pay in Illinois is $78.19/hr (about $162,635/yr), based on 2,578 job postings with listed pay over the last 12 months.
What is the Cardiac Nurse pay range in Illinois?
The middle 50% of Illinois postings pay $73.30–$83.88/hr. Listed pay runs from $41.00 to $291.80/hr.
Is Cardiac Nurse pay in Illinois above the national average?
Illinois pays 3.5% more than the national Cardiac Nurse median of $75.58/hr, ranking #12 of 51 states with live data.
How many employers are hiring for Cardiac Nurse roles in Illinois?
120 employers posted Cardiac Nurse roles with listed pay in Illinois over the last 12 months.
Figures come from active US healthcare job postings with listed pay in Illinois, collected over the last 12 months. States with fewer than 50 postings are shown on the national page only.