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City of Chicago / Department of Fleet and Facility Management / Senior Administrative Assistant

Job-title file

Senior Administrative Assistant

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

2 employees hold this title in Department of Fleet and Facility Management. Median total compensation for the role is $93,108, below the department median of $120,120.

Employees
2
Total payroll
$186.2K
Role median
$93,108
Agency median
$120,120
Comparison
Below

Compared with the local labor market

Senior Administrative Assistant pay vs. the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN area

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. Department of Fleet and Facility Management pays a median base salary of $93,108 for this role, 85% above that figureabove the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Department of Fleet and Facility Management sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$34,300
$42,260
$50,440
$62,970
$78,820
Department of Fleet and Facility Management median · $93,108

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 Department of Fleet and Facility Management’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. Department of Fleet and Facility Management’s median base salary is 96% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$33,280
$38,830
$47,540
$58,000
$66,350
Department of Fleet and Facility Management median · $93,108

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 Department of Fleet and Facility Management is $93,108, 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

This role across City of Chicago

Senior Administrative Assistant is held in 26 City of Chicago departments. In Department of Fleet and Facility Management, the median of $93,108 ranks #11 of 26.

Highest-paying departments for this role

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

Senior Administrative Assistant beyond City of Chicago

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

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

New York City
$112,035 · 10
Arkansas
$77,500 · 16

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

Employees with this title

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Monica Mc Fadden

Senior Administrative Assistant/Department of Fleet and Facility Management

2026 total comp
$108,576
Base pay
$108,576
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$108,576
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$108,576

Monica Mc Fadden holds the role of Senior Administrative Assistant at Department of Fleet and Facility Management. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $108,576.

Wanda Williams

Senior Administrative Assistant/Department of Fleet and Facility Management

2026 total comp
$77,640
Base pay
$77,640
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$77,640
Employment type
Full-Time
Pay basis
Salaried

Source-specific fields

Annual Salary
$77,640

At Department of Fleet and Facility Management, Wanda Williams serves as a Senior Administrative Assistant. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $77,640.