City of Chicago / Chicago Public Library / Senior Office Assistant
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Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.
7 employees hold this title in Chicago Public Library. Median total compensation for the role is $82,140, above the department median of $76,464.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area, the median wage for Office Clerks, General — about 66,840 people — is $46,330. Chicago Public Library pays a median base salary of $82,140 for this role, 77% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Office Clerks, General 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 Public Library’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Office Clerks, General — about 2,464,940 people — is $45,010. Chicago Public Library’s median base salary is 82% 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 Public Library is $82,140, 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 Office Assistant is held in 13 City of Chicago departments. In Chicago Public Library, the median of $82,140 ranks #4 of 13.
Median total compensation for the Senior Office Assistant role in other City of Chicagodepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Record list
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Senior Office Assistant/Chicago Public Library
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Deanna Bennett works as a Senior Office Assistant for Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. Deanna earned $84,804 in 2026.
Senior Office Assistant/Chicago Public Library
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Jacqueline Jackson is a Senior Office Assistant at Chicago Public Library. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $84,804.
Senior Office Assistant/Chicago Public Library
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Melvin Buford holds the role of Senior Office Assistant at Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $82,140.
Senior Office Assistant/Chicago Public Library
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Jamillah Williams Bey works as a Senior Office Assistant for Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. Jamillah earned $82,140 in 2026.
Senior Office Assistant/Chicago Public Library
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Diana Madrigal holds the role of Senior Office Assistant at Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $68,256.
Senior Office Assistant/Chicago Public Library
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Sarah Degnan works as a Senior Office Assistant for Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. Sarah earned $53,532 in 2026.
Senior Office Assistant/Chicago Public Library
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Ria Armstrong works as a Senior Office Assistant for Chicago Public Library. Their status is full-time. Ria earned $48,864 in 2026.