Illinois requires employers to publish a pay range with every posting. These are the ranges Illinois hospitals put on their own respiratory therapist postings, not survey estimates.
As of September 2026, 57 Respiratory Therapist postings from 5 Illinois hospitals list an hourly range; the median posted midpoint is $34.27 per hour, the middle half of postings sits between $34.27 and $34.27, and the widest posted range runs $18.68 to $64.12. Figures come from employers' own job postings and refresh nightly.
| Hospital | System | Postings | Posted range /hr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adventist Health System - Florida | AdventHealth | 6 | $23.55 to $64.12 |
| OSF HealthCare | OSF HealthCare | 44 | $22.12 to $56.50 |
| Silver Cross Hospital | Silver Cross Hospital | 1 | $38.08 to $47.60 |
| Sarah Bush Lincoln Health | Sarah Bush Lincoln Health | 5 | $18.68 to $47.37 |
| Good Samaritan Hosp-Mt. Vernon | SSM Health | 1 | $30.93 to $46.40 |