Registered Nurses Paid More Than $68K
by Will Compernolle The State of Illinois hired 910 registered nurses in fiscal year 2008 for $62,742,469 in combined total wages. The average salary was $68,947 while the highest paid registered nurse made $188,009. The Bureau of Labor Statistics website shows the mean salary for a registered nurse in Illinois was $65,440. Our IllinoisOpenGov.org website distinguishes between “Registered Nurse...
by Will Compernolle
The State of Illinois hired 910 registered nurses in fiscal year 2008 for $62,742,469 in combined total wages. The average salary was $68,947 while the highest paid registered nurse made $188,009. The Bureau of Labor Statistics website shows the mean salary for a registered nurse in Illinois was $65,440.
Our IllinoisOpenGov.org website distinguishes between “Registered Nurse I” and “Registered Nurse II.” According to the Illinois Department of Central Management Services website, those working under the title Registered Nurse I are “responsible for assigned nursing care activities in a patient, residential or health care unit, utilizing professional training and experience in the field of nursing” while aRegistered Nurse II “utilizes professional training and expertise in the field of nursing to assure that other personnel assigned to patient residential or health care functions correctly carry out assigned duties.”
To find this information on our IllinoisOpenGov.org website, click on “Payroll” and search “Registered Nurse I” and “Registered Nurse II” in the “Position” field.