LIVE MARKET·140 IL postings · last 180 days·Updated April 30, 2026
Cardiac Nurse salary in Illinois: $79.25/hr$3,170/wk$164,840/yr median.
Pay range $73.87$2,955$153,650–$81.61/hr$3,264/wk$169,749/yr across the middle 50% of 140 active Illinois postings from 41 employers.
18.2% above the national Cardiac Nurse median of $67.06/hr · #5 of 34 states with live data.
Median /hr/wk/yr
$79.25$3,170$164,840
P25–P75
$73.87$2,955$153,650–$81.61$3,264$169,749
middle 50%
Postings
140
last 180 days
Employers
41
in IL
01·NEIGHBORING STATES·CARDIAC NURSE
How Illinois compares with its neighbors.
01Illinois (this page)$79.25/hr$3,170/wk$164,840/yr
02Wisconsin$73.56/hr$2,942/wk$153,005/yr
03Indiana$69.81/hr$2,792/wk$145,205/yr
04Kentucky$64.58/hr$2,583/wk$134,326/yr
05Missouri$58.42/hr$2,337/wk$121,514/yr02·TOP-PAYING STATES·34 STATES WITH LIVE DATA
Where Cardiac Nurse pay is highest nationally.
01Virginia$87.50/hr$3,500/wk$182,000/yr
02District of Columbia$83.27/hr$3,331/wk$173,202/yr
03North Dakota$82.82/hr$3,313/wk$172,266/yr
04South Dakota$80.00/hr$3,200/wk$166,400/yr
05Illinois$79.25/hr$3,170/wk$164,840/yr
03·OTHER ROLES IN ILLINOIS·12 ROLES
More healthcare salaries in Illinois.
01Electrophysiology Lab Nurse (EP Nurse)$79.65/hr$3,186/wk$165,672/yr02Cath Lab Nurse$78.19/hr$3,128/wk$162,635/yr03Interventional Radiology Nurse (IR RN)$78.09/hr$3,124/wk$162,427/yr04Operating Room (OR) Nurse$72.95/hr$2,918/wk$151,736/yr05Labor & Delivery Nurse$67.58/hr$2,703/wk$140,566/yr06PCU Nurse$64.56/hr$2,582/wk$134,285/yr07ICU Nurse$63.88/hr$2,555/wk$132,870/yr08Telemetry Nurse$63.69/hr$2,548/wk$132,475/yr09Medical Surgical Nurse (Medsurg)$63.00/hr$2,520/wk$131,040/yr10Emergency Department Nurse$63.00/hr$2,520/wk$131,040/yr11Med-Surg Nurse$62.60/hr$2,504/wk$130,208/yr12Registered Nurse (RN)$44.50/hr$1,780/wk$92,560/yr
04·FREQUENTLY ASKED·CARDIAC NURSE · IL
Cardiac Nurse pay in Illinois, answered.
How much does a Cardiac Nurse make in Illinois?
The median Cardiac Nurse pay in Illinois is $79.25/hr (about $164,840/yr), based on 140 job postings with listed pay over the last 180 days.
What is the Cardiac Nurse pay range in Illinois?
The middle 50% of Illinois postings pay $73.87–$81.61/hr. Listed pay runs from $51.97 to $88.60/hr.
Do Cardiac Nurses in Illinois earn more than the national average?
Illinois pays 18.2% more than the national Cardiac Nurse median of $67.06/hr, ranking #5 of 34 states with live data.
How many employers are hiring Cardiac Nurses in Illinois?
41 employers posted Cardiac Nurse roles with listed pay in Illinois over the last 180 days.
Figures come from active US healthcare job postings with listed pay in Illinois, collected over the last 180 days. States with fewer than 50 postings are shown on the national page only.