City of Chicago / Chicago Department of Transportation / Senior Administrative Assistant
Job-title file
Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.
6 employees hold this title in Chicago Department of Transportation. Median total compensation for the role is $94,452, below the department median of $106,912.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, the median wage for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive — about 50,190 people — is $50,440. Chicago Department of Transportation pays a median base salary of $94,452 for this role, 87% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive across every employer in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Chicago Department of Transportation’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive — about 1,706,790 people — is $47,540. Chicago Department of Transportation’s median base salary is 99% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at Chicago Department of Transportation is $94,452, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Senior Administrative Assistant is held in 26 City of Chicago departments. In Chicago Department of Transportation, the median of $94,452 ranks #10 of 26.
Median total compensation for the Senior Administrative Assistant role in other City of Chicagodepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 5 jurisdictions. In City of Chicago, the median of $77,640 ranks #2 of 5. See Senior Administrative Assistant across all of City of Chicago →
Median total compensation for comparable Senior Administrative Assistantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.
Record list
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Senior Administrative Assistant/Chicago Department of Transportation
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Dalia Ramirez holds the role of Senior Administrative Assistant at Chicago Department of Transportation. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $108,576.
Senior Administrative Assistant/Chicago Department of Transportation
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Margaret Rivera works as a Senior Administrative Assistant for Chicago Department of Transportation. Their status is full-time. Margaret earned $103,608 in 2026.
Senior Administrative Assistant/Chicago Department of Transportation
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Passion Mosby is a Senior Administrative Assistant at Chicago Department of Transportation. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $94,452.
Senior Administrative Assistant/Chicago Department of Transportation
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Tammy Evans is a Senior Administrative Assistant at Chicago Department of Transportation. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $94,452.
Senior Administrative Assistant/Chicago Department of Transportation
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At Chicago Department of Transportation, Taquita Brown serves as a Senior Administrative Assistant. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $70,752.
Senior Administrative Assistant/Chicago Department of Transportation
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At Chicago Department of Transportation, Imani Wrice serves as a Senior Administrative Assistant. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $67,608.