The annual salary statistics of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $31,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,180 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,260 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,180 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $69,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $69,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,200.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $46,260 | 1.92% | 28.56% |
| 2021 | $45,370 | 10.05% | - |
| 2020 | $40,810 | 2.96% | - |
| 2019 | $39,600 | 3.84% | - |
| 2018 | $38,080 | 3.99% | - |
| 2017 | $36,560 | 1.72% | - |
| 2016 | $35,930 | 2.45% | - |
| 2015 | $35,050 | 1.20% | - |
| 2014 | $34,630 | 3.03% | - |
| 2013 | $33,580 | 1.58% | - |
| 2012 | $33,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $46,260, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the highest paying city for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in state of Illinois, followed by Decatur (median annual salary $45,300). In comparison, the median annual salary of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 2.1 percent (2.1%) higher than that in Decatur.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Decatur | |
| Bloomington | |
| Danville | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Springfield | |
| Kankakee-Bradley | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| Rockford | |
| Peoria | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington-Normal |