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Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Salary in Illinois

What Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants earn in Illinois, labor market by labor market, and what is left after taxes and living costs in 9 counties.

Average in IL
$55,565
local median wages, weighted
Rank among states
4 of 5
published states
Workers in state
8,770
BLS employment estimate
Wage areas
1
9 counties

Pay by labor market in Illinois

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants pay by wage area in Illinois
Wage areaMedian wageTake-home payMargin per yearLargest county
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$59,490$47,125$18,748Cook County, IL

Counties ranked by what is left after the basics

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Illinois counties, by yearly margin
#CountyMedian wageTake-home payMargin per year
1DeKalb County, IL$59,490$47,125$26,248
2Grundy County, IL$59,490$47,125$25,312
3Cook County, IL$59,490$47,125$18,748
4DuPage County, IL$59,490$47,125$18,748
5Lake County, IL$59,490$47,125$18,748
6Will County, IL$59,490$47,125$18,748
7Kane County, IL$59,490$47,125$18,748
8McHenry County, IL$59,490$47,125$18,748
9Kendall County, IL$59,490$47,125$18,628

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants pay in Illinois

The employment-weighted average of local median wages for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Illinois is $55,565, based on 8,770 workers. Among the 5 states with published data, that ranks number 4. The BLS national median for the occupation is $55,570, so Illinois averages 0.0% below it.

Published data for Illinois currently covers the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, with a local median wage of $59,490.

Cost of living for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Illinois

We compare 9 Illinois counties after federal, Social Security, Medicare and state taxes and the four basics: a one-bedroom rental, food, home energy and gasoline. DeKalb County, IL leaves the largest yearly margin, $26,248. Kendall County, IL leaves the smallest, $18,628. The median wage covers all four basics in 9 of the 9 counties.

Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in other states

The states with the highest average local median wages for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants are New York ($70,997), New Jersey ($69,527), California ($64,230) and Indiana ($55,489).

Frequently asked questions: Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Illinois

How much do Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants earn in Illinois?

The employment-weighted average of local median wages is $55,565.

Which Illinois county is best for Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants?

DeKalb County, IL leaves the largest yearly margin after taxes and the four basics ($26,248). Grundy County, IL follows at $25,312.