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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay in Illinois

$52,070avg. a year
$25.03 an hour · 74,280 employed

Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Illinois earn an average of $52,070 a year. That is $2,720 (6%) more than the U.S. average of $49,350. The best-paying metro area is Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN at $54,630.

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$48,310Median pay
$25.03Average hourly
+27%Avg. pay since 2020
#11Of 50 states + D.C.

Top-paying Illinois metro areas

Average pay for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive by metro area. Swipe to see all 12.

150,190 jobs
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
$54,630
$26.26 an hour
2930 jobs
Bloomington, IL
$54,160
$26.04 an hour
31,220 jobs
Champaign-Urbana, IL
$51,260
$24.65 an hour
41,290 jobs
Springfield, IL
$51,120
$24.58 an hour
51,360 jobs
Rockford, IL
$48,960
$23.54 an hour
62,010 jobs
Peoria, IL
$48,430
$23.28 an hour
7500 jobs
Decatur, IL
$47,360
$22.77 an hour
815,000 jobs
St. Louis, MO-IL
$47,180
$22.68 an hour
9540 jobs
Kankakee, IL
$47,010
$22.60 an hour
101,670 jobs
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL
$46,980
$22.59 an hour
11410 jobs
Paducah, KY-IL
$42,780
$20.57 an hour
12500 jobs
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL
$39,120
$18.81 an hour

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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive pay in Illinois, charted

Pay over time

Illinois, annual wage, May of each year
AverageMedian

Where Illinois secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive work

Employment by metro area, May 2025

Average pay by state

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Illinois vs. neighbors

Average pay, May 2025
AreaAvg. payHourly
United States$49,350$23.73
Illinois$52,070$25.03
Wisconsin$48,830$23.48
Iowa$45,770$22.01
Kentucky$44,840$21.56
Indiana$44,770$21.52
Missouri$44,750$21.52

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Questions and answers

How much do secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive make in Illinois?

The average is $52,070 a year, and the median is $48,310. That is $2,720 (6%) more than the U.S. average of $49,350.

What is the hourly wage in Illinois?

$25.03 an hour on average; the median is $23.23.

Where in Illinois do they earn the most?

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN ($54,630), followed by Bloomington, IL ($54,160). The lowest average among 12 metro areas with data is Cape Girardeau, MO-IL ($39,120).

How does Illinois rank?

Illinois ranks #11 of 51 states (including D.C.) with published data for this job, by average pay.

Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (trend: May 2020–May 2025), occupation code 43-6014. State rank compares average pay across states with published data. Metro figures cover metropolitan statistical areas; a metro area can cross state lines. See also the national secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive page. Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. Year-to-year changes can partly reflect survey method changes, so treat the trend as a guide. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.