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State comparison · 2025

Registered Nurses salary: Florida vs Illinois

Occupation

Registered Nurses in Illinois earn a median of $95,990. In Florida, $84,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.2% — not 12.3%.

Nominal pay gap
-12.3%
Florida vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
-15.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Florida

Registered Nurses

Median
$84,190
p25
$78,660
p75
$101,180
p10
$67,970
p90
$120,330
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
103.4
Hiring velocity (180d)
-50%
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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%
See full breakdown for Illinois

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.