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 | $26.77 | $32.86 | $39.77 |
| Yearly | $55,688 | $68,350 | $82,724 | |
| Champaign Area | Hourly | $26.24 | $31.85 | $38.66 |
| Yearly | $54,595 | $66,256 | $80,418 | |
| Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area | Hourly | $23.96 | $27.72 | $31.38 |
| Yearly | $49,821 | $57,653 | $65,259 | |
| Cook County | Hourly | $29.11 | $36.69 | $42.17 |
| Yearly | $60,551 | $76,325 | $87,708 | |
| Decatur Area | Hourly | $23.28 | $27.47 | $34.87 |
| Yearly | $48,416 | $57,151 | $72,527 | |
| Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area | Hourly | $26.03 | $32.65 | $39.36 |
| Yearly | $54,136 | $67,902 | $81,874 | |
| Du Page County | Hourly | $27.26 | $32.25 | $39.63 |
| Yearly | $56,700 | $67,085 | $82,418 | |
| Edwardsville Area | Hourly | $23.92 | $29.08 | $36.35 |
| Yearly | $49,736 | $60,480 | $75,600 | |
| Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area | Hourly | $23.75 | $28.14 | $31.66 |
| Yearly | $49,410 | $58,539 | $65,854 | |
| Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area | Hourly | $24.53 | $30.63 | $39.63 |
| Yearly | $51,015 | $63,714 | $82,418 | |
| Lake County | Hourly | $28.57 | $35.44 | $42.17 |
| Yearly | $59,434 | $73,724 | $87,715 | |
| McHenry County | Hourly | $28.20 | $33.33 | $39.63 |
| Yearly | $58,668 | $69,321 | $82,418 | |
| Northwest Illinois Area | Hourly | $22.28 | $26.83 | $33.08 |
| Yearly | $46,341 | $55,820 | $68,814 | |
| Peoria-Bloomington Area | Hourly | $23.45 | $28.60 | $36.37 |
| Yearly | $48,773 | $59,495 | $75,640 | |
| Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area | Hourly | $23.38 | $26.10 | $31.66 |
| Yearly | $48,614 | $54,289 | $65,854 | |
| Rock Island-Moline Area | Hourly | $24.70 | $28.60 | $34.95 |
| Yearly | $51,374 | $59,488 | $72,701 | |
| Rockford Area | Hourly | $23.78 | $27.41 | $32.74 |
| Yearly | $49,480 | $57,025 | $68,096 | |
| Shawnee National Forest Area | Hourly | $24.02 | $30.49 | $35.18 |
| Yearly | $49,960 | $63,423 | $73,169 | |
| Springfield Area | Hourly | $26.45 | $33.22 | $38.87 |
| Yearly | $55,002 | $69,090 | $80,851 | |
| Vermilion County | Hourly | $22.92 | $30.35 | $34.68 |
| Yearly | $47,677 | $63,135 | $72,129 | |
| Will County | Hourly | $27.33 | $31.66 | $39.63 |
| Yearly | $56,850 | $65,854 | $82,418 | |
| United States | Hourly | $27.39 | $33.80 | $40.80 |
| Yearly | $56,960 | $70,310 | $84,860 | |