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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Illinois

Want to work in Illinois as an Executive Secretary and Executive Administrative Assistant? Read this first!

-19% Jobs Projection
$57,400 Median Salary
2,910 Job Openings

While jobs for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Illinois are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Illinois is expected to decrease.

  • Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Illinois earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Work in Illinois?

In Illinois, there were 30,140 people working as Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in the year 2018.

There were 33,050 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 2,910 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 5,600 Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants working in it, which means Illinois has more Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants than average.

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Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in this state are declining at a rate of 19.3% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -17.4%.

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Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 2,910 annual Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants job openings in Illinois, and 30,620 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 54,600 annual jobs and 566,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Make in Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants ranged from $37,200 to $81,640 with $57,400 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $17.89 to $39.25. The median hourly rate was $27.6.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $26.3 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $1.30.

The median salary in Illinois is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Illinois Metros for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 23,010 $59,200
St. Louis, MO-IL 5,610 $59,260
Champaign-Urbana, IL 1,000 $58,100
Springfield, IL 980 $60,630
Bloomington, IL 770 $45,980
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 650 $47,200
Peoria, IL 600 $48,680
Rockford, IL 370 $44,430
Carbondale-Marion, IL 190 $48,570
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 170 $42,030
Decatur, IL 160 $47,300
Kankakee, IL 90 $52,610
Danville, IL 70 $44,660

Top States for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Employment

The table below shows the states where most Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York 92,120 $71,220
California 70,850 $70,660
Texas 38,050 $57,280
Illinois 30,140 $57,400
Florida 29,680 $49,640
Massachusetts 22,510 $60,450
Pennsylvania 18,160 $57,640
New Jersey 17,940 $64,100
Ohio 16,040 $56,140
Louisiana 15,410 $40,730
North Carolina 14,660 $53,600
Georgia 13,760 $59,180
Minnesota 12,510 $54,660
Virginia 12,430 $62,350
Arizona 11,000 $53,050
Colorado 10,680 $53,450
Missouri 10,590 $56,220
Maryland 9,690 $67,360
Michigan 9,330 $56,770
Oklahoma 9,030 $41,670

Below are the states where Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
New York $71,220
California $70,660
District of Columbia $69,830
Connecticut $69,410
Maryland $67,360
New Jersey $64,100
Rhode Island $62,950
Virginia $62,350
Delaware $62,330
Nevada $61,520

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