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 | |
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| 25% |
Median |
75% |
||
| Illinois | Hourly | $29.48 | $36.54 | $44.52 |
| Yearly | $61,323 | $76,013 | $92,602 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $28.41 | $34.32 | $41.06 |
| Yearly | $59,086 | $71,386 | $85,400 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $25.56 | $28.29 | $33.79 |
| Yearly | $53,160 | $58,829 | $70,280 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $31.84 | $39.05 | $47.14 |
| Yearly | $66,226 | $81,232 | $98,069 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $24.07 | $30.16 | $37.36 |
| Yearly | $50,061 | $62,730 | $77,699 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $29.79 | $36.24 | $44.52 |
| Yearly | $61,962 | $75,391 | $92,592 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $30.77 | $37.29 | $45.21 |
| Yearly | $64,008 | $77,551 | $94,045 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $26.79 | $32.88 | $38.80 |
| Yearly | $55,731 | $68,406 | $80,706 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $25.13 | $28.31 | $35.98 |
| Yearly | $52,276 | $58,879 | $74,838 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $25.65 | $31.63 | $42.54 |
| Yearly | $53,360 | $65,788 | $88,483 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $31.26 | $38.15 | $47.51 |
| Yearly | $65,020 | $79,354 | $98,818 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $31.12 | $36.83 | $45.74 |
| Yearly | $64,712 | $76,594 | $95,159 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $25.53 | $30.78 | $38.26 |
| Yearly | $53,088 | $64,026 | $79,581 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $25.37 | $31.82 | $39.93 |
| Yearly | $52,783 | $66,198 | $83,051 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $24.31 | $28.05 | $35.19 |
| Yearly | $50,563 | $58,347 | $73,193 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $26.95 | $30.93 | $36.25 |
| Yearly | $56,058 | $64,345 | $75,416 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $25.29 | $29.73 | $37.37 |
| Yearly | $52,602 | $61,826 | $77,726 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $24.92 | $30.25 | $35.36 |
| Yearly | $51,814 | $62,906 | $73,539 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $29.46 | $34.18 | $42.21 |
| Yearly | $61,281 | $71,087 | $87,803 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $24.60 | $27.76 | $35.18 |
| Yearly | $51,155 | $57,732 | $73,177 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $29.46 | $35.30 | $44.22 |
| Yearly | $61,277 | $73,427 | $91,979 | |
| United States | Hourly | $28.85 | $35.70 | $43.48 |
| Yearly | $60,000 | $74,260 | $90,440 | |