SOC 43-6011 · Springfield, IL metro

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants Salary in Springfield, IL

The average salary for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Springfield, Illinois is $76,290 a year ($36.68 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $73,510: half of the 830 people in this job in the Springfield, IL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 4% less than the U.S. average for this job ($79,140).

$76,290average per year

$36.68 / hourMedian $73,510Take-home ≈ $58,865

  • $54K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $74KMedian
  • $89K75th
  • $103K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

830people in this job
-4%vs U.S. average
#2 of 8Illinois metros
93cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay range in Springfield

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $54,320 a year or less, while the top 10% make $103,190 or more. The middle half of executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Springfield earn between $63,010 and $88,790.

  • $54K10th
  • $63K25th
  • $74KMedian
  • $89K75th
  • $103K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$76,290$6,358$36.68
Median$73,510$6,126$35.34
Entry level (25th percentile)$63,010$5,251$30.29
Experienced (75th percentile)$88,790$7,399$42.69

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants pay in Springfield vs. Illinois and the U.S.

Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants in Springfield earn about the same as the Illinois average ($76,610) and 4% less than the U.S. average ($79,140). At the median the gap is -4% against the U.S. median of $76,590.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Springfield$76,290$73,510$54,320$103,190830
Illinois$76,610$74,390$50,750$104,85014,900
United States$79,140$76,590$50,560$109,850459,910

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary after taxes in Springfield

On the average salary of $76,290, a single filer in Springfield takes home about $58,865 a year, or $4,905 a month and $2,264 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).

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Is Springfield a good place for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Springfield area are 7% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 92.7), so the average $76,290 buys what about $82,258 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Springfield ($52,670). A typical home costs $200,409, or 2.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in other Illinois cities

Springfield ranks 2nd of 8 Illinois metro areas for this job; Chicago pays the most ($79,710).

All Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salaries in Illinois

Highest-paying cities for executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($113,320).

Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary by city

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Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants salary in Springfield: questions

How much do executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants make an hour in Springfield?

$36.68 an hour on average, and $35.34 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants salary in Springfield?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $54,320 a year and the 25th percentile is $63,010, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants take-home pay in Springfield?

About $58,865 a year ($4,905 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $76,290.

Do executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants earn more in Springfield than elsewhere?

The average here is 4% less than the U.S. average for this job ($79,140).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 43-6011; area Springfield, IL (44100). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 0.3%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 2.80, this job is 2.8 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.

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