Employer-posted pay · October 2026 · updated nightly

Respiratory Therapist pay in Illinois

Hourly ranges from 154 active Illinois postings that list pay. Nothing is modelled: every number below is a range an employer printed on a job.

154 postings list pay · 19 health systems · October 2026

Median posted range$33.16 – $47.37per hour
Postings with pay154active, Illinois
Employers posting19health systems
Floor to ceiling$20.59 – $67.72lowest floor, highest ceiling
Where the 154 ranges sit
Lowest floor $20.59 · highest ceiling $67.72
Median posted rangeMiddle half of posted floors, $31.49 – $37.00

By employer

19 health systems · most postings first, top 10 shown · bar = median posted range on the $20 – $68 axis
most postings first
OSF HealthCare
39 postings with pay · 25% of IL
$31.49 – $37.05/hr39 jobs →
Prime Healthcare
24 postings with pay · 16% of IL
$38.58 – $49.90/hr24 jobs →
Endeavor Health
18 postings with pay · 12% of IL
$33.16 – $50.57/hr18 jobs →
Trinity Health
17 postings with pay · 11% of IL
$36.50 – $48.84/hr17 jobs →
Silver Cross Hospital
7 postings with pay · 5% of IL
$38.08 – $47.60/hr7 jobs →
Ascension
6 postings with pay · 4% of IL
$33.43 – $46.61/hr6 jobs →
Sarah Bush Lincoln Health
6 postings with pay · 4% of IL
$30.56 – $47.37/hr6 jobs →
Deaconess Health
6 postings with pay · 4% of IL
$26.00 – $42.00/hr6 jobs →
AdventHealth
5 postings with pay · 3% of IL
$28.49 – $52.99/hr5 jobs →
HSHS
5 postings with pay · 3% of IL
$31.03 – $46.54/hr5 jobs →
Faint tick = state median floor, $33.16Illinois pay by hospital system →

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Ranges are copied from the employer’s posting on the night it was indexed; offers vary by experience, shift and certification. Postings without a listed hourly range, annual salaries and travel contracts are excluded from every number on this page. Updated October 2026.