Registered Nurse I

Provide direct patient care — assess conditions, administer treatment and medication, and coordinate with physicians.

8 employees hold this title in Public Health. Median total compensation for the role is $97,750, below the department median of $102,100.

Employees: 8
Total payroll: $724.4K
Role median: $97,750
Agency median: $102,100
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$61,200$101,034+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 8 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.

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This role across Illinois

Registered Nurse I is held in 5 Illinois departments. In Public Health, the median of $97,750 ranks #3 of 5.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Central Management

$124,200 · 1

Human Services

$112,800 · 378

Veterans' Affairs

$65,300 · 61

State Employees' Retire System

$48,150 · 2

Median total compensation for the Registered Nurse I role in other Illinoisdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Registered Nurse beyond Illinois

This role is reported in 15 jurisdictions. In Illinois, the median of $115,950 ranks #5 of 15. See Registered Nurse across all of Illinois →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

City and County of San Francisco

$256,713 · 1,911

$182,642 · 4,768

$150,727 · 15

$122,503 · 2,781

$92,515 · 737

$90,863 · 1,024

$75,245 · 437

$71,400 · 39

Median total compensation for comparable Registered 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

Employees with this title

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Malissa Newman

Registered Nurse I/Public Health

2025 total comp

$72,600

Sub-department: Metabolic Screening
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $72,600
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $72,600
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Sangamon

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: Yes
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $3,200
Rutan Exempt: No

Malissa Newman is a Registered Nurse I at Public Health within Metabolic Screening. 2025 total compensation came to $72,600. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.