Occupation is in demand.
Wages vary depending on a secretary's skill, experience, and level of responsibility.
Benefits also vary. Most full-time executive secretaries earn typical benefits. These include paid vacation, sick leave, and health insurance.
Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants (SOC 43-6011)
| Location |
Pay Period | |
||
| 25% |
Median |
75% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $25.12 | $31.92 | $39.11 |
| Yearly | $52,243 | $66,389 | $81,339 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $28.82 | $33.15 | $42.22 |
| Yearly | $59,955 | $68,940 | $87,801 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $19.94 | $24.76 | $30.10 |
| Yearly | $41,464 | $51,502 | $62,608 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $27.92 | $35.05 | $40.60 |
| Yearly | $58,076 | $72,897 | $84,447 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $22.35 | $27.36 | $35.52 |
| Yearly | $46,505 | $56,919 | $73,879 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $23.90 | $31.84 | $38.22 |
| Yearly | $49,716 | $66,214 | $79,496 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $21.83 | $26.76 | $33.75 |
| Yearly | $45,397 | $55,668 | $70,198 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $22.91 | $27.45 | $33.89 |
| Yearly | $47,658 | $57,085 | $70,495 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $22.79 | $30.19 | $38.78 |
| Yearly | $47,406 | $62,792 | $80,655 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $26.06 | $33.71 | $41.01 |
| Yearly | $54,199 | $70,096 | $85,307 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $25.37 | $33.65 | $38.22 |
| Yearly | $52,767 | $69,995 | $79,496 | |
| Mt. Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $20.68 | $25.61 | $32.82 |
| Yearly | $43,011 | $53,253 | $68,253 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $22.02 | $26.86 | $32.62 |
| Yearly | $45,812 | $55,862 | $67,857 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $19.86 | $25.80 | $33.50 |
| Yearly | $41,316 | $53,661 | $69,684 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $20.67 | $25.01 | $30.84 |
| Yearly | $42,986 | $52,025 | $64,154 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $24.00 | $29.01 | $35.22 |
| Yearly | $49,915 | $60,329 | $73,258 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $22.59 | $28.33 | $35.34 |
| Yearly | $46,989 | $58,924 | $73,512 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $20.68 | $26.91 | $32.35 |
| Yearly | $43,011 | $55,963 | $67,293 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $24.09 | $31.01 | $34.18 |
| Yearly | $50,104 | $64,498 | $71,089 | |
| St. Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $22.44 | $28.06 | $34.42 |
| Yearly | $46,661 | $58,349 | $71,594 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $20.36 | $24.60 | $31.84 |
| Yearly | $42,348 | $51,181 | $66,221 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $24.98 | $31.51 | $39.86 |
| Yearly | $51,962 | $65,537 | $82,909 | |
| United States | Hourly | $25.51 | $31.72 | $39.39 |
| Yearly | $53,070 | $65,980 | $81,930 | |