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 | $28.35 | $36.61 | $45.86 |
| Yearly | $58,953 | $76,150 | $95,385 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $28.23 | $33.74 | $42.35 |
| Yearly | $58,721 | $70,181 | $88,076 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $24.37 | $28.66 | $34.25 |
| Yearly | $50,690 | $59,617 | $71,235 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $30.11 | $38.75 | $47.48 |
| Yearly | $62,626 | $80,583 | $98,754 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $24.99 | $29.73 | $38.55 |
| Yearly | $51,973 | $61,838 | $80,185 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $26.79 | $31.89 | $39.65 |
| Yearly | $55,724 | $66,322 | $82,469 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $29.89 | $38.49 | $46.86 |
| Yearly | $62,180 | $80,054 | $97,476 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $26.87 | $31.89 | $40.89 |
| Yearly | $55,896 | $66,323 | $85,044 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $24.74 | $28.85 | $35.43 |
| Yearly | $51,465 | $60,008 | $73,692 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $26.79 | $31.29 | $41.17 |
| Yearly | $55,724 | $65,090 | $85,638 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $30.13 | $38.84 | $48.20 |
| Yearly | $62,663 | $80,773 | $100,261 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $26.79 | $31.13 | $41.11 |
| Yearly | $55,724 | $64,756 | $85,518 | |
| Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area | Hourly | $22.14 | $25.78 | $32.60 |
| Yearly | $46,048 | $53,613 | $67,826 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $24.80 | $30.71 | $37.70 |
| Yearly | $51,582 | $63,866 | $78,419 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $26.82 | $32.82 | $39.42 |
| Yearly | $55,788 | $68,271 | $81,992 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $24.59 | $29.50 | $36.45 |
| Yearly | $51,140 | $61,359 | $75,819 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $26.13 | $31.93 | $37.97 |
| Yearly | $54,356 | $66,405 | $78,979 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $25.55 | $30.40 | $38.64 |
| Yearly | $53,135 | $63,242 | $80,388 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $22.91 | $26.81 | $35.08 |
| Yearly | $47,643 | $55,772 | $72,959 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $30.71 | $35.43 | $43.70 |
| Yearly | $63,866 | $73,692 | $90,890 | |
| St Louis-Belleville Area | Hourly | $26.30 | $30.22 | $37.91 |
| Yearly | $54,693 | $62,846 | $78,835 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $24.37 | $27.16 | $32.55 |
| Yearly | $50,690 | $56,495 | $67,716 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $26.79 | $33.38 | $42.56 |
| Yearly | $55,725 | $69,430 | $88,542 | |
| United States | Hourly | $29.52 | $36.82 | $45.38 |
| Yearly | $61,390 | $76,590 | $94,390 | |