Illinois / Central Management / Office Assistant

Job-title file

Office Assistant

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

10 employees hold this title in Central Management. Median total compensation for the role is $46,150, below the department median of $91,900.

Employees: 10
Total payroll: $377.3K
Role median: $46,150
Agency median: $91,900
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$10,900$57,530+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 10 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across Illinois

Office Assistant is held in 27 Illinois departments. In Central Management, the median of $46,150 ranks #8 of 27.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Deaf & Hard of Hearing Community

$57,100 · 1

Il Commerce Commission

$52,900 · 1

Transportation

$48,350 · 24

State Employees' Retire System

$47,950 · 2

Veterans' Affairs

$47,600 · 15

Commerce and Economic Opportun

$46,600 · 1

State Police

$46,550 · 22

Healthcare & Family Services

$46,000 · 31

$43,100 · 1

$38,800 · 6

$37,550 · 58

$37,050 · 4

Median total compensation for the Office Assistant role in other Illinoisdepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Office Assistant beyond Illinois

This role is reported in 13 jurisdictions. In Illinois, the median of $31,750 ranks #10 of 13. See Office Assistant across all of Illinois →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

$74,394 · 6

$55,650 · 24

$44,278 · 30

$40,980 · 1,890

$39,272 · 6

New York Public Authorities

$39,213 · 187

Georgia

$34,607 · 16

City of Baltimore

$34,102 · 1,130

Median total compensation for comparable Office 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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Shawn Johnson

Office Assistant/Central Management

2025 total comp

$11,900

Sub-department: Ao/Ag Srvc/Mail & Messenger
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $11,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $11,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: Will

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $1,800
Rutan Exempt: No

Shawn Johnson is a Office Assistant at Central Management within Ao/Ag Srvc/Mail & Messenger. 2025 total compensation came to $11,900. Their bargaining unit is Collective Bargaining.

Lisa Lehr

Office Assistant/Central Management

2023 total comp

$10,900

Sub-department: Ag Svcs/Vehicles
Base pay: $0
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $10,900
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $10,900
Union / bargaining unit: Collective Bargaining
Work county: La Salle

Source-specific fields

4-D Exempt: No
Employment Status: CERTIFIED
Period Pay Rate: $1,300
Rutan Exempt: No

At Central Management, Lisa Lehr serves as a Office Assistant within Ag Svcs/Vehicles. Their 2023 pay totaled $10,900. Union affiliation: Collective Bargaining.