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

The annual salary statistics of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage data of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive 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 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$22,160
25th Percentile Wage
$29,390
50th Percentile Wage
$37,250
75th Percentile Wage
$47,100
90th Percentile Wage
$58,490

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive 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 $58,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,160.

Median salary trend

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 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$37,250
1.69% 11.70%
2016
$36,620
2.62% -
2015
$35,660
1.99% -
2014
$34,950
4.01% -
2013
$33,550
1.97% -
2012
$32,890
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Table 2. Compare Secretaries and Administrative Assistant, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,250 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 19.5 percent (19.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 19.6 percent (19.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Bloomington-Normal.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$46,260
Decatur
$45,300
Bloomington
$42,960
Danville
$41,540
Champaign-Urbana
$39,750
Springfield
$39,520
Kankakee-Bradley
$38,360
Carbondale-Marion
$38,360
Rockford
$38,210
Peoria
$37,290
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$37,250
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$37,190
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$37,140
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$37,060
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$36,860
Bloomington-Normal
$29,940