Registered Nurses salary in Peoria, IL

Median pay for registered nurses in Peoria, IL: $78,090/yr

Typical range (10th–90th percentile): $62,600 – $99,440 · about 5,740 employed locally

Below the typical metro median ($80,810) by −$2,720 (-3%).

What it's really worth in Peoria

With Peoria's cost of living at 89 (US=100), that $78,090 has the buying power of about $87,906 in an average-cost US metro.

Local context: median household income $67,718 · median home $172,742 · median rent $1,179/mo.

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How Peoria ranks for this job

On raw pay, Peoria, IL is 138th of the 187 metros we hold registered nurses wages for. Once Peoria's cost of living is applied, it ranks 77th.

Pay here goes further than the headline number suggests — Peoria is one of the places where registered nurses gain ground in real terms, because local costs are low relative to what the job pays.

What that salary buys in Peoria

A median home in Peoria, IL costs $172,742 — about 2.2× this salary, against a typical US metro figure of 4.7×. Buying is more attainable here than in the average metro on this income.

Median rent of $1,179/mo works out at 18% of gross pay — inside the conventional 30% affordability ceiling.

Where registered nurses earn more

Pay on its own is only half the picture, so each row shows what rent costs there relative to Peoria.

Metro	Median pay	vs Peoria	Rent vs Peoria
Vallejo, CA	$187,080	+140%	2×
San Francisco, CA	$181,240	+132%	2.8×
San Jose, CA	$179,210	+129%	3.1×
Sacramento, CA	$157,810	+102%	1.9×

Same job elsewhere in IL

Metro	Median pay	vs Peoria	Rent vs Peoria
Chicago, IL	$85,160	+9%	1.9×
Rockford, IL	$81,650	+5%	1.1×

Staying in IL keeps state income tax and licensing the same, which makes these the most directly comparable moves.

Who hires registered nurses around Peoria

Large local employers in sectors that typically employ this role.

• OSF Healthcare · Healthcare
• Broadlawns Medical Center · Healthcare
• Illinois Central College · Education

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