City of Chicago / Chicago Department of Public Health / Public Health Nurse II
Job-title file
Provide direct patient care — assess conditions, administer treatment and medication, and coordinate with physicians.
37 employees hold this title in Chicago Department of Public Health. Median total compensation for the role is $101,448, below the department median of $102,588.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 37 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, the median wage for Registered Nurses — about 100,240 people — is $100,490. Chicago Department of Public Health pays a median base salary of $101,448 for this role, in line with that figure — about the 53rd percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Registered Nurses across every employer in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Chicago Department of Public Health’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Registered Nurses — about 3,379,720 people — is $97,550. Chicago Department of Public Health’s median base salary is 4% above that national figure, about the 57th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Chicago Department of Public Health is $101,448, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 15 jurisdictions. In City of Chicago, the median of $101,448 ranks #4 of 15. See Public Health Nurse across all of City of Chicago →
Median total compensation for comparable Public Health Nurseroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Public Health Nurse II/Chicago Department of Public Health
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At Chicago Department of Public Health, Monica Broadie serves as a Public Health Nurse II. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $141,840.
Public Health Nurse II/Chicago Department of Public Health
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Arlene Jackson holds the role of Public Health Nurse II at Chicago Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $141,840.
Public Health Nurse II/Chicago Department of Public Health
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Donna Long works as a Public Health Nurse II for Chicago Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. Donna earned $141,840 in 2026.
Public Health Nurse II/Chicago Department of Public Health
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Margaret Okodua is a Public Health Nurse II at Chicago Department of Public Health. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $141,840.
Public Health Nurse II/Chicago Department of Public Health
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Guadalupe Alcazar is a Public Health Nurse II at Chicago Department of Public Health. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $141,840.
Public Health Nurse II/Chicago Department of Public Health
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At Chicago Department of Public Health, Shannetta Barnes serves as a Public Health Nurse II. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $141,840.
Public Health Nurse II/Chicago Department of Public Health
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At Chicago Department of Public Health, Marcie Harris serves as a Public Health Nurse II. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $141,840.
Public Health Nurse II/Chicago Department of Public Health
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Esther Mudoh holds the role of Public Health Nurse II at Chicago Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $141,840.
Public Health Nurse II/Chicago Department of Public Health
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Karen Reed works as a Public Health Nurse II for Chicago Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. Karen earned $141,840 in 2026.
Public Health Nurse II/Chicago Department of Public Health
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Latonya Smith holds the role of Public Health Nurse II at Chicago Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $141,840.
Public Health Nurse II/Chicago Department of Public Health
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Marhodora Ucol works as a Public Health Nurse II for Chicago Department of Public Health. Their status is full-time. Marhodora earned $141,840 in 2026.