LIVE MARKET·237 IL postings · last 180 days·Updated April 30, 2026

Operating Room (OR) Nurse salary in Illinois: $72.95/hr$2,918/wk$151,736/yr median.

Pay range $70.65$2,826$146,952–$75.05/hr$3,002/wk$156,104/yr across the middle 50% of 237 active Illinois postings from 50 employers.

2.9% below the national Operating Room (OR) Nurse median of $75.15/hr · #28 of 48 states with live data.

Show pay as
Median /hr/wk/yr
$72.95$2,918$151,736
P25–P75
$70.65$2,826$146,952–$75.05$3,002$156,104
middle 50%
Postings
237
last 180 days
Employers
50
in IL
01·NEIGHBORING STATES·OPERATING ROOM (OR) NURSE

How Illinois compares with its neighbors.

01Iowa147 postings
$75.00/hr$3,000/wk$156,000/yr02Wisconsin226 postings
$73.65/hr$2,946/wk$153,192/yr03Missouri72 postings
$73.32/hr$2,933/wk$152,506/yr
04Illinois (this page)237 postings
$72.95/hr$2,918/wk$151,736/yr
05Indiana75 postings
$71.40/hr$2,856/wk$148,512/yr
06Kentucky49 postings
$60.00/hr$2,400/wk$124,800/yr
02·TOP-PAYING STATES·48 STATES WITH LIVE DATA

Where Operating Room (OR) Nurse pay is highest nationally.

01California948 postings
$81.18/hr$3,247/wk$168,854/yr02Massachusetts419 postings
$81.00/hr$3,240/wk$168,480/yr03Hawaii52 postings
$80.89/hr$3,236/wk$168,251/yr
04Tennessee21 postings
$79.39/hr$3,176/wk$165,131/yr
05Delaware47 postings
$79.28/hr$3,171/wk$164,902/yr
See all 48 states →National Operating Room (OR) Nurse salary
03·OTHER ROLES IN ILLINOIS·12 ROLES

More healthcare salaries in Illinois.

01Cath Lab Nurse1,019 postings
$78.19/hr$3,128/wk$162,635/yr02Interventional Radiology Nurse (IR RN)420 postings
$78.09/hr$3,124/wk$162,427/yr03First Assist Nurse52 postings
$76.40/hr$3,056/wk$158,912/yr04Endoscopy Nurse115 postings
$75.55/hr$3,022/wk$157,144/yr05Labor & Delivery Nurse278 postings
$67.58/hr$2,703/wk$140,566/yr06PCU Nurse178 postings
$64.56/hr$2,582/wk$134,285/yr07ICU Nurse761 postings
$63.88/hr$2,555/wk$132,870/yr08Telemetry Nurse557 postings
$63.69/hr$2,548/wk$132,475/yr09Medical Surgical Nurse (Medsurg)788 postings
$63.00/hr$2,520/wk$131,040/yr10Emergency Department Nurse369 postings
$63.00/hr$2,520/wk$131,040/yr11Med-Surg Nurse476 postings
$62.60/hr$2,504/wk$130,208/yr12Registered Nurse (RN)2,609 postings
$44.50/hr$1,780/wk$92,560/yr
All Registered Nurse (RN) salaries →
04·FREQUENTLY ASKED·OPERATING ROOM (OR) NURSE · IL

Operating Room (OR) Nurse pay in Illinois, answered.

How much does an Operating Room (OR) Nurse make in Illinois?

The median Operating Room (OR) Nurse pay in Illinois is $72.95/hr (about $151,736/yr), based on 237 job postings with listed pay over the last 180 days.

What is the Operating Room (OR) Nurse pay range in Illinois?

The middle 50% of Illinois postings pay $70.65–$75.05/hr. Listed pay runs from $41.85 to $94.88/hr.

Do Operating Room (OR) Nurses in Illinois earn more than the national average?

Illinois pays 2.9% less than the national Operating Room (OR) Nurse median of $75.15/hr, ranking #28 of 48 states with live data.

How many employers are hiring Operating Room (OR) Nurses in Illinois?

50 employers posted Operating Room (OR) 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.