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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistant Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$35,970
25th Percentile Wage
$45,640
50th Percentile Wage
$56,900
75th Percentile Wage
$68,280
90th Percentile Wage
$80,390

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $80,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,970.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$56,900
1.86% 15.29%
2016
$55,840
4.30% -
2015
$53,440
4.21% -
2014
$51,190
0.90% -
2013
$50,730
4.99% -
2012
$48,200
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Table 2. Compare Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistant Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $56,900 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 15.5 percent (15.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 23.5 percent (23.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$67,320
Champaign-Urbana
$66,740
Springfield
$62,440
Rockford
$57,230
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$56,900
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$55,980
Kankakee-Bradley
$55,460
Decatur
$55,100
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$54,080
Peoria
$51,900
Bloomington
$51,770
Carbondale-Marion
$51,550
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$51,210
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$49,920
Danville
$49,550
Bloomington-Normal
$43,540