Nurse Practitioner Salary in Chicago

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Hello, I recently enrolled in a Nurse Practitioner program in Chicago. I am just curious as to how much NP's realistically make per hour or per year in Chicago? Can an NP make 6 figures? Thanks!

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

Hmmm....good question. I'm in central IL and starting salary here is $85-95k so I would expect in Chicago you could start at 100K

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Cool. Thanks for the reply. Are you an NP? Just curious about different schools

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

I'm actually a CNS but per the IL Nurse Practice Act, I function as an NP

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Specializes in Hospital medicine; NP precepting; staff education.

I share my name with a Chicago based nurse practitioner and that greatly amuses me.

I'd love to live and work in Chicago.

But for now I'm quite content here. In the southeast.

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Specializes in Assistant Professor, Nephrology, Internal Medicine.

I teach and work as an NP part time and I make six figures in Chicago. PM me for more specifics. I actually got a similar starting package than what I was offered in central/south Illinois (near where traumaRUs is- rationale is the the market is saturated here and if you don't take what they offer someone else will. This would likely change drastically with experience

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Specializes in ICU.

And if you can't find work up there when you graduate, come on down to Springfield. Less saturation. Ed is needing help frequently.

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msufan3710, MSN, APRN, NP:

I tried to PM you but I actually don't know how to lol..

Anyway, would you mind telling what company in Chicago you work for? both as an NP and as a professor?

Thank you!

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Specializes in Assistant Professor, Nephrology, Internal Medicine.

I would prefer not to share specifics on a post. PM me when you have the required amount of post to obtain messaging abilities.

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I am in school for my NP but the NPs I work with started out at about 75-80 about 3-4 years ago. Located in the Northwest suburbs. I'm curious to see what the offers will be like when I graduate. I am in my first semester.

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