State comparison · 2025
Registered Nurses salary: California vs Illinois
Registered Nurses in California earn a median of $140,270. In Illinois, $95,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32% — not 46.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+46.1%
California vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+32%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Registered Nurses
- Median
- $140,270
- p25
- $122,440
- p75
- $173,170
- p10
- $101,260
- p90
- $213,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -86%
Illinois
Registered Nurses
- Median
- $95,990
- p25
- $80,020
- p75
- $105,960
- p10
- $69,170
- p90
- $118,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -74%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.