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Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Illinois

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-9% Jobs Projection
$36,200 Median Salary
8,170 Job Openings

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

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

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

How Many Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Work in Illinois?

In 2018, there were 67,780 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants working in the state.

There were 78,230 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 10,450 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 29,550 Secretaries and Administrative Assistants working in it, which means Illinois has more Secretaries and Administrative Assistants than average.

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Job Projections for Illinois

Jobs for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in this state are declining at a rate of 9.1% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -6.5%.

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Illinois Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 8,170 annual Secretaries and Administrative Assistants job openings in Illinois, and 80,450 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 244,300 annual jobs and 2,371,300 total jobs in 2026.

What do Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Make in Illinois?

In 2018 wages for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants ranged from $21,520 to $57,080 with $36,200 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.34 to $27.44. The median hourly rate was $17.4.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $16.83 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.57.

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

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Top Illinois Metros for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 47,900 $38,080
St. Louis, MO-IL 29,400 $36,930
Peoria, IL 2,250 $32,570
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL 2,050 $30,970
Rockford, IL 1,670 $34,180
Cape Girardeau, MO-IL 1,450 $28,750
Bloomington, IL 1,450 $33,860
Springfield, IL 1,400 $34,950
Champaign-Urbana, IL 1,200 $35,630
Carbondale-Marion, IL 710 $29,630
Decatur, IL 570 $27,230
Kankakee, IL 500 $35,120
Danville, IL 310 $33,590

Top States for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Employment

View the list below to see where most Secretaries and Administrative Assistants work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
California 238,840 $42,250
New York 178,520 $40,110
Texas 176,480 $34,250
Florida 142,550 $33,540
Pennsylvania 93,280 $35,300
Missouri 69,510 $33,750
Illinois 67,780 $36,200
Georgia 66,330 $33,420
Ohio 66,030 $35,550
New Jersey 62,790 $41,400
Maryland 56,670 $40,230
Michigan 55,410 $35,920
North Carolina 55,380 $36,330
Tennessee 48,410 $33,720
Alabama 46,100 $34,650
Arizona 44,980 $34,680
Massachusetts 41,540 $46,440
Virginia 41,390 $37,890
Colorado 38,610 $37,360
South Carolina 34,550 $34,790

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

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $48,220
Massachusetts $46,440
Connecticut $45,260
Rhode Island $42,710
California $42,250
Washington $41,970
New Jersey $41,400
Alaska $41,150
Maryland $40,230
New York $40,110

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