Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Salary in Chicago, IL

Estimates come from the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, the closest geography BLS publishes.

The median annual pay for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in Chicago, IL is $77,770, 2% higher than the national median. BLS reports wages at the metro level, and Chicago sits within the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metro area, so this is the closest official estimate for the city.

Across the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay runs from $54,440 to $107,430 a year, with about 11K people employed.

Median annual

$77,770

Median hourly

$37

Average annual

$79,710

Employed in metro

11K

Pay distribution

10th$54,440

25th$60,420

Median$77,770

75th$95,650

90th$107,430

Salary calculator

Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $37.39
Daily: $299
Weekly: $1,496
Bi-weekly: $2,991
Monthly: $6,481
Annual: $77,770

$77,770 a year is around the 50th percentile for Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistantss in Chicago, IL. The median is $77,770.

Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$26.20	$54,440
25th percentile	$29.10	$60,420
Median	$37.40	$77,770
75th percentile	$46.00	$95,650
90th percentile	$51.60	$107,430
Average (mean)	$38.30	$79,710
Employment	10,620 people

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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants in other metro areas

San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$106,220
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$105,190
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$100,930
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$92,240
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$90,320
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$87,910
Vallejo, CA$86,190
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$85,260