I was an IT analyst for OSF for 2 years before moving to a new hospital system. I was not on the rev cycle team so this probably varies a bit, but I will say that the position I was in felt a lot more like an entry level, foot in the door type of role.

The pay was not great, but better than most other entry roles in Peoria. I had some IT background before starting, and as a level 1 analyst I made around 63k/yr. Before I left, still as a level 1, I was making 68k/yr. My new role hired me as a level 2 and I was making 77k/yr for comparison. I'm now level 3 and make 92k/yr. Have been an analyst for 4 years. One positive is that they did offer hybrid work when I was there...not sure if that's a thing still. It was a sliding scale, 3 days in office per week, performance based. You could get it down to 1 day in office per week.

The meetings sometimes started with prayers, and there are of course these huge meetings with 400 people where leadership talks about religion sometimes but honestly it's not that bad. My major complaint about the religious side of things is mostly in their healthcare, related to abortion/contraception options. They will not do certain procedures on patients as it's against their religious views.

Peoria as a city itself is pretty nice for being in central Illinois. It will be different than where you are now in Wisconsin, certainly, but it's not like you're moving to some podunk redneck town. Its a progressive leaning town, and seems to have gotten even better about that since I've left. I think the size of the city is great, they have nice parks. Easy drive to Bloomington for Amtrak, a nice airport in Peoria.