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State comparison · 2025

Registered Nurses salary: Illinois vs Indiana

Occupation

Registered Nurses in Illinois earn a median of $95,990. In Indiana, $83,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.3% — not 15%.

Nominal pay gap
+15%
Illinois vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+7.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

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%
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Indiana

Registered Nurses

Median
$83,500
p25
$78,750
p75
$100,410
p10
$66,750
p90
$105,750
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
93.3
Hiring velocity (180d)
-62%
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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.